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despitefully

Meaning of “despitefully”

Maliciously or contemptuously.

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First occurrence: Matthew 5:44

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Every verse containing “despitefully”

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Matthew 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 5:44 · retained source text

But I say vnto you, Loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, doe good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully vse you, and persecute you:

1611 marginal noteLuke 6.27.

1611 marginal noteLuke 23.34. acts 7.60.

Luke 6:28
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 6:28 · retained source text

Blesse them that curse you, & pray for them which despitefully vse you.

Acts 14:5
And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 14:5 · retained source text

And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Iewes, with their rulers, to vse them despitefully, and to stone them,

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