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confidence

Meaning of “confidence”

Sense 1: Trust, assurance, boldness, or settled reliance. Sense 2: The person or thing in which trust is placed.

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KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604
38 occurrences38 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 9:26

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2 Thessalonians 3:4
And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Thessalonians 3:4 · retained source text

And wee haue confidence in the Lord touching you, that yee both doe, and will doe the things which we command you.

Hebrews 3:6
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 3:6 · retained source text

But Christ as a Sonne ouer his owne house, whose house are wee, if we hold fast the confidence, and the reioycing of the hope firme vnto the end.

1 John 2:28
And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 2:28 · retained source text

And now, little children, abide in him, that when hee shall appeare, wee may haue confidence, and not bee ashamed before him at his comming.

1 John 3:21
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 3:21 · retained source text

Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue wee confidence towards God.

1 John 5:14
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 John 5:14 · retained source text

And this is the confidence that we haue in him, that if wee aske any thing according to his will, hee heareth vs.

1611 marginal noteOr, concerning him.

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