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kept

Meaning of “kept”

Retained, guarded, observed, or preserved.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
175 occurrences173 verses42 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 26:5

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Luke 2:19
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 2:19 · retained source text

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

Luke 2:51
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 2:51 · retained source text

And he went downe with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subiect vnto them: But his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Luke 8:29
(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 8:29 · retained source text

(For he had commanded the vncleane spirit to come out of the man: For oftentimes it had caught him, and he was kept bound with chaines, and in fetters: and he brake the bands, and was driuen of the deuil into the wildernesse.)

Luke 9:36
And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 9:36 · retained source text

And when the voyce was past, Iesus was found alone, and they kept it close, & told no man in those dayes any of those things which they had seene.

Luke 18:21
And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 18:21 · retained source text

And he said, All these haue I kept from my youth vp.

Luke 19:20
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 19:20 · retained source text

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound which I haue kept layd vp in a napkin:

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The past tense and past participle of keep.

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