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kill

Meaning of “kill”

To cause death, slay, put to death, or destroy life.

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125 occurrences118 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:15

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Luke 12:4
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 12:4 · retained source text

And I say vnto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that, haue no more that they can doe.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 10.28.

Luke 13:31
¶ The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 13:31 · retained source text

¶ The same day there came certaine of the Pharises, saying vnto him, Get thee out, and depart hence; for Herode will kill thee.

Luke 15:23
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 15:23 · retained source text

And bring hither the fatted calfe, and kill it, and let vs eate and be merrie.

Luke 18:20
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 18:20 · retained source text

Thou knowest the commaundements, Doe not commit adulterie, Doe not kill, Doe not steale, Doe not beare false witnesse, Honour thy father and thy mother.

Luke 20:14
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 20:14 · retained source text

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselues, saying, This is y e heire, come, let vs kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

Luke 22:2
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 22:2 · retained source text

And the chiefe Priests and Scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

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