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gave

Meaning of “gave”

1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
465 occurrences436 verses48 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:20

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Showing verses 351–360 of 436 · 465 word occurrences in this result

Luke 20:2
And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 20:2 · retained source text

And spake vnto him, saying, Tell vs, by what authoritie doest thou these things? or who is hee that gaue thee this authoritie?

Luke 22:17
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 22:17 · retained source text

And hee tooke the cup, and gaue thanks, and said, Take this, and diuide it among your selues.

Luke 22:19
¶ And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 22:19 · retained source text

¶ And hee tooke bread, and gaue thankes, and brake it, and gaue vnto them, saying, This is my body which is giuen for you, this doe in remembrance of me.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 26.26.

Luke 23:24
And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 23:24 · retained source text

And Pilate gaue sentence that it should be as they required.

1611 marginal noteOr, assented.

Luke 23:29
For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 23:29 · retained source text

For beholde, the dayes are comming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that neuer bare, and the paps which neuer gaue sucke.

Luke 23:46
¶ And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 23:46 · retained source text

¶ And when Iesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: And hauing said thus, he gaue vp the ghost.

1611 marginal notePsal. 31.6.

Luke 24:30
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 24:30 · retained source text

And it came to passe, as hee sate at meate with them, hee tooke bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gaue to them.

Luke 24:42
And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 24:42 · retained source text

And they gaue him a piece of a broyled fish, and of an hony combe.

John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · John 1:12 · retained source text

But as many as receiued him, to them gaue hee power to become the sonnes of God, euen to them that beleeue on his Name:

1611 marginal noteOr, the right or priuiledge.

John 3:16
¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · John 3:16 · retained source text

¶ For God so loued y e world, that he gaue his only begotten Sonne: that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life.

1611 marginal note1.Iohn 4.9.

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