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believing

Meaning of “believing”

Present-participial or adjectival form of believe. Sense 1: Accepting as true or being persuaded. Sense 2: Trusting or placing confidence in.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
8 occurrences8 verses6 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Matthew 21:22

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “believing”

KJV PCE
Matthew 21:22
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 21:22 · retained source text

And all things whatsoeuer yee shall aske in prayer, beleeuing, ye shall receiue.

John 20:27
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 20:27 · retained source text

Then saith he to Thomas Reach hither thy finger, and beholde my hands, and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side, and bee not faithlesse, but beleeuing.

John 20:31
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 20:31 · retained source text

But these are written, that yee might beleeue that Iesus is the Christ the Sonne of God, and that beleeuing ye might haue life through his Name.

Acts 16:34
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 16:34 · retained source text

And when he had brought them into his house, hee set meat before them, and reioyced, beleeuing in God with all his house.

Acts 24:14
But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 24:14 · retained source text

But this I confesse vnto thee, that after the way which they call heresie, so worship I the God of my fathers, beleeuing all things which are written in the Law and the Prophets,

Romans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 15:13 · retained source text

Nowe the God of hope fill you with all ioy and peace in beleeuing, that yee may abound in hope through the power of the holy Ghost.

1 Timothy 6:2
And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Timothy 6:2 · retained source text

And they that haue beleeuing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren: but rather doe them seruice, because they are faithfull and beloued, partakers of the benefite: These things teach and exhort.

1611 marginal noteOr, beleeuing.

1 Peter 1:8
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Peter 1:8 · retained source text

Whom hauing not seene, yee loue, in whom though now ye see him not, yet beleeuing, ye reioyce with ioy vnspeakeable, and full of glory,

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Giving credit to testimony or to other evidence than personal knowledge.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 261