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exceeding

Meaning of “exceeding”

Very great, abundant, intense, extensive, or beyond ordinary measure or degree; exceedingly.

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First occurrence: Genesis 15:1

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Matthew 26:22
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
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And they were exceeding sorowfull, and began euery one of them to say vnto him, Lord, Is it I?

Matthew 26:38
Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
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Then saith he vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorrowfull, euen vnto death: tary ye heere, & watch with me.

Mark 6:26
And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
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And the king was exceeding sory, yet for his othes sake, and for their sakes which sate with him, hee would not reiect her.

Mark 9:3
And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
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And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow: so as no Fuller on earth can white them.

Mark 14:34
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
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And saith vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorowful vnto death: tarie ye here, and watch.

Luke 23:8
¶ And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
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¶ And when Herode saw Iesus, he was exceeding glad, for hee was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him, and hee hoped to haue seene some miracle done by him.

Acts 7:20
In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:
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In which time Moses was borne, and was exceeding faire, and nourished vp in his fathers house three moneths:

1611 marginal noteOr, faire to God.

1611 marginal noteExo. 2.2.

1611 marginal noteHeb. 11.23.

Romans 7:13
Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
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Was that then which is good, made death vnto me? God forbid. But sinne, that it might appeare sinne, working death in mee by that which is good: that sinne by the Commaundement might become exceeding sinfull.

2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
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For our light affliction, which is but for a momēt, worketh for vs a farre more exceeding and eternall waight of glory,

2 Corinthians 7:4
Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
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Great is my boldnesse of speach toward you, great is my glorying of you, I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding ioyfull in all our tribulation.

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