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Concordance for “less”

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27 occurrences27 verses16 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 16:17

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Mark 4:31
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 4:31 · retained source text

It is like a graine of mustard seed: which when it is sowen in the earth, is lesse then all the seedes that be in the earth.

Mark 15:40
There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 15:40 · retained source text

There were also women looking on afarre off, among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Iames the lesse, and of Ioses, and Salome:

1 Corinthians 12:23
And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 12:23 · retained source text

And those members of the bodie, which wee thinke to bee lesse honourable, vpon these we bestow more abundant honour, and our vncomely parts haue more abundant comelinesse.

1611 marginal noteOr, put on.

2 Corinthians 12:15
And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 12:15 · retained source text

And I wil very gladly spend and bee spent for you, though the more abundantly I loue you, the lesse I bee loued.

1611 marginal noteGr. your soules.

Ephesians 3:8
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ephesians 3:8 · retained source text

Unto mee, who am lesse then the least of all Saints, is this grace giuen, that I should preach among the Gentiles the vnsearchable riches of Christ,

Philippians 2:28
I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Philippians 2:28 · retained source text

I sent him therefore the more carefully, that when ye see him againe, ye may reioyce, and that I may bee the lesse sorrowfull.

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Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree.

volume 2, leaf 53, column 2 (main_dictionary)