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how

Concordance for “how”

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543 occurrences489 verses57 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 26:9

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John 3:4
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 3:4 · retained source text

Nicodemus saith vnto him, How can a man be borne when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mothers wombe, and be borne?

John 3:9
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 3:9 · retained source text

Nicodemus answered, and said vnto him, How can these things be?

John 3:12
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 3:12 · retained source text

If I haue tolde you earthly things, and ye beleeue not: how shall ye beleeue if I tell you of heauenly things?

John 4:1
WHEN therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 4:1 · retained source text

¶ When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Iesus made and baptized moe disciples then Iohn,

John 4:9
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 4:9 · retained source text

Then saith the woman of Samaria vnto him, How is it that thou, being a Iewe, askest drinke of me, which am a woman of Samaria? For the Iewes haue no dealings with the Samaritanes.

John 5:44
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 5:44 · retained source text

How can ye beleeue, which receiue honour one of another, & seeke not the honour that commeth from God onely?

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.43.

John 5:47
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:47 · retained source text

But if ye beleeue not his writings, how shall ye beleeue my words?

John 6:42
And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 6:42 · retained source text

And they said, Is not this Iesus the sonne of Ioseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that hee sayth, I came downe from heauen?

1611 marginal noteMat. 13.55.

John 6:52
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 6:52 · retained source text

The Iewes therefore stroue amongst themselues, saying, How can this man giue vs his flesh to eate?

John 7:15
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 7:15 · retained source text

And the Iewes marueiled, saying, How knoweth this manletters, hauing neuer learned?

1611 marginal noteOr, learning.

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Where “how” appears

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Genesis12 occurrences
11 verses
Exodus12 occurrences
12 verses
Numbers8 occurrences
6 verses
Deuteronomy14 occurrences
12 verses
Joshua7 occurrences
6 verses
Judges7 occurrences
6 verses
Ruth3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Samuel14 occurrences
14 verses
2 Samuel20 occurrences
18 verses
1 Kings13 occurrences
12 verses
2 Kings15 occurrences
14 verses
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Chronicles6 occurrences
6 verses
Ezra1 occurrence
1 verse
Nehemiah2 occurrences
2 verses
Esther4 occurrences
3 verses
Job26 occurrences
21 verses
Psalms50 occurrences
43 verses
Proverbs10 occurrences
10 verses
Ecclesiastes4 occurrences
4 verses
Song of Solomon7 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah13 occurrences
12 verses
Jeremiah31 occurrences
26 verses
Lamentations7 occurrences
4 verses
Ezekiel5 occurrences
5 verses
Daniel5 occurrences
4 verses
Hosea5 occurrences
2 verses
Joel1 occurrence
1 verse
Obadiah3 occurrences
2 verses
Micah1 occurrence
1 verse
Habakkuk2 occurrences
2 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Haggai1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah3 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew33 occurrences
31 verses
Mark28 occurrences
27 verses
Luke40 occurrences
38 verses
John24 occurrences
24 verses
Acts26 occurrences
24 verses
Romans15 occurrences
12 verses
1 Corinthians15 occurrences
15 verses
2 Corinthians5 occurrences
5 verses
Galatians4 occurrences
4 verses
Ephesians2 occurrences
2 verses
Philippians4 occurrences
3 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy3 occurrences
2 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Philemon2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews6 occurrences
6 verses
James3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John2 occurrences
2 verses
Jude2 occurrences
2 verses
Revelation4 occurrences
4 verses