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believed

Meaning of “believed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of believe. Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

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First occurrence: Genesis 15:6

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Mark 16:11
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 16:11 · retained source text

And they, when they had heard that he was aliue, and had beene seene of her, beleeued not.

Mark 16:13
And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
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1611 witness · Mark 16:13 · retained source text

And they went and tolde it vnto the residue, neither beleeued they them.

Mark 16:14
¶ Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
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1611 witness · Mark 16:14 · retained source text

¶ Afterward he appeared vnto the eleuen, as they sate at meat, and vpbraided them with their vnbeliefe, and hardnesse of heart, because they beleeued not them, which had seene him after he was risen.

1611 marginal noteOr, together.

1611 marginal noteLuk. 24.36. iohn 20.19.

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