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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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Daniel 6:23
Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 6:23 · retained source text

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel vp out of the denne: so Daniel was taken vp out of the den, and no maner of hurt was found vpon him, because he beleeued in his God.

Jonah 3:5
¶ So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jonah 3:5 · retained source text

¶ So the people of Nineueh beleeued God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackecloth from the greatest of them euen to the least of them.

1611 marginal noteMatth.12.41. luke 11.32.

Matthew 8:13
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 8:13 · retained source text

And Iesus said vnto the Centurion, Go thy way, and as thou hast beleeued, so be it done vnto thee. And his seruant was healed in the self same houre.

Matthew 21:32
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 21:32 · retained source text

For Iohn came vnto you in the way of righteousnesse, and ye beleeued him not: but the Publicanes and the harlots beleeued him. And ye when ye had seene it, repented not afterward, that ye might beleeue him.

1611 marginal noteChap. 3.1.

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
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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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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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.

Luke 1:45
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 1:45 · retained source text

And blessed is she that beleeued, for there shalbe a performance of those things, which were told her from the Lord.

1611 marginal noteOr, which beleeued, that there.

Luke 20:5
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 20:5 · retained source text

And they reasoned with themselues, saying, If wee shall say, From heauen, he will say, Why then beleeued yee him not?

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