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gift

Meaning of “gift”

Sense 1: Something given or bestowed; a present. Sense 2: An endowment or ability. Sense 3: A bribe.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
59 occurrences52 verses23 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 34:12

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Matthew 5:23
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 5:23 · retained source text

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought against thee:

Matthew 5:24
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 5:24 · retained source text

Leaue there thy gift before the altar, and goe thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Matthew 8:4
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 8:4 · retained source text

And Iesus saith vnto him, See thou tell no man, but go thy way, shew thy selfe to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimonie vnto them.

1611 marginal noteLeui. 14.4.

Matthew 15:5
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 15:5 · retained source text

But yee say, Whosoeuer shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift by whatsoeuer thou mightest bee profited by me,

1611 marginal noteMar. 7.11,12.

Matthew 23:18
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 23:18 · retained source text

And whosoeuer shall sweare by the Altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the gift that is vpon it, he is guiltie.

1611 marginal noteOr, a debter, or bound

Matthew 23:19
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 23:19 · retained source text

Ye fooles and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the Altar that sanctifieth the gift?

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