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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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Mark 4:22
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 4:22 · retained source text

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested: neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 10.26.

Mark 9:10
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 9:10 · retained source text

And they kept that saying with themselues, questioning one with another, what the rising from the dead should meane.

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The past tense and past participle of keep.

volume 2, leaf 23, column 2 (main_dictionary)