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labour

Meaning of “labour”

1. Work, toil, effort, exertion, service, or the product of work. 2. Weariness or trouble. 3. Travail in childbirth. 4. To work, strive, serve, or exert oneself.

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89 occurrences87 verses30 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:42

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Hebrews 4:11
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hebrews 4:11 · retained source text

Let vs labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of vnbeleefe.

1611 marginal noteOr, disobedience.

Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
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1611 witness · Hebrews 6:10 · retained source text

For God is not vnrighteous, to forget your worke and labour of loue, which yee haue shewed toward his Name, in that yee haue ministred to the Saints, and doe minister.

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