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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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Jude 1:6
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jude 1:6 · retained source text

And the Angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserued in euerlasting chaines vnder darkenesse, vnto the iudgement of the great day.

1611 marginal noteOr, principalitie.

Revelation 3:8
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 3:8 · retained source text

I know thy workes: behold, I haue set before thee an open doore, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my Name.

Revelation 3:10
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
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1611 witness · Revelation 3:10 · retained source text

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keepe thee from the houre of temptation, which shall come vpon all the world, to try them that dwell vpon the earth.

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The past tense and past participle of keep.

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