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ceased

Meaning of “ceased”

Past-tense or past-participial form of cease (to stop moving, acting or speaking; to leave off; to give over; followed by from before a noun).

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:11

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Luke 8:24
And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 8:24 · retained source text

And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he rose, and rebuked the wind, and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calme.

Luke 11:1
AND it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
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1611 witness · Luke 11:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe, that as he was praying in a certaine place, when hee ceased, one of his disciples said vnto him, Lord, teach vs to pray, as Iohn also taught his disciples.

Acts 5:42
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
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1611 witness · Acts 5:42 · retained source text

And dayly in the Temple, and in euery house, they ceased not to teach and preach Iesus Christ.

Acts 20:1
AND after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
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1611 witness · Acts 20:1 · retained source text

¶ And after the vprore was ceased, Paul called vnto him the disciples, and imbraced them, & departed, for to go into Macedonia.

Acts 21:14
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
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1611 witness · Acts 21:14 · retained source text

And when he would not bee perswaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

Hebrews 4:10
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
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1611 witness · Hebrews 4:10 · retained source text

For he that is entred into his rest, hee also hath ceased from his owne works, as God did from his.

Hebrews 10:2
For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
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1611 witness · Hebrews 10:2 · retained source text

For then would they not haue ceased to be offered, because that the worshippers once purged, should haue had no more conscience of sinnes?

1 Peter 4:1
FORASMUCH then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
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1611 witness · 1 Peter 4:1 · retained source text

¶ For asmuch then as Christ hath suffered for vs in the flesh, arme your selues likewise with the same minde: for hee that hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceassed from sinne:

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