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dead

Meaning of “dead”

Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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First occurrence: Genesis 20:3

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Matthew 22:32
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 22:32 · retained source text

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the liuing.

1611 marginal noteExod. 3.6.

Matthew 23:27
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 23:27 · retained source text

Woe vnto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for yee are like vnto whited sepulchres, which indeed appeare beautifull outward, but are within full of dead mens bones, and of all vncleannesse.

Matthew 27:64
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
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1611 witness · Matthew 27:64 · retained source text

Command therfore that the sepulchre be made sure, vntill the third day, lest his disciples come by night, & steale him away, and say vnto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last errour shalbe worse then the first.

Matthew 28:4
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
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1611 witness · Matthew 28:4 · retained source text

And for feare of him, the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

Matthew 28:7
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 28:7 · retained source text

And goe quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead. And behold, hee goeth before you into Galilee, there shall ye see him: loe, I haue told you.

Mark 5:35
While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 5:35 · retained source text

While hee yet spake, there came from the Ruler of the Synagogues house, certaine which said, Thy daughter is dead, why troublest thou the Master any further?

Mark 5:39
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 5:39 · retained source text

And when he was come in, hee saith vnto them, Why make yee this adoe, and weepe? the damosell is not dead, but sleepeth.

Mark 6:14
And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
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1611 witness · Mark 6:14 · retained source text

And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad:) and hee said that Iohn the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mightie workes doe shew foorth themselues in him.

1611 marginal noteMat. 14.1

Mark 6:16
But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 6:16 · retained source text

But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is Iohn, whome I beheaded, he is risen from the dead.

1611 marginal noteLuk. 3.19

Mark 9:9
And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
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And as they came downe from the mountaine, he charged them that they should tell no man, what things they had seene, till the Sonne of man were risen from the dead.

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