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life

Meaning of “life”

The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:20

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Hebrews 7:3
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hebrews 7:3 · retained source text

Without father, without mother, without descent, hauing neither beginning of dayes nor end of life: but made like vnto the Sonne of God, abideth a Priest continually.

1611 marginal noteGr. without pedigree.

Hebrews 11:35
Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hebrews 11:35 · retained source text

Women receiued their dead raised to life againe: and others were tortured, not accepting deliuerance, that they might obtaine a better resurrection.

1611 marginal note2.Macc. 7.7.

James 1:12
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · James 1:12 · retained source text

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when hee is tried, hee shall receiue the crowne of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that loue him.

James 4:14
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · James 4:14 · retained source text

Whereas yee know not what shalbe on the morow: for what is your life? It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time, and then vanisheth away.

1611 marginal noteOr, for it is.

1611 marginal notePro. 27.1.

1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Peter 3:7 · retained source text

Likewise ye husbands, dwel with them according to knowledge, giuing honour vnto the wife as vnto the weaker vessel, and as being heires together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

1 Peter 3:10
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Peter 3:10 · retained source text

For hee that will loue life, and see good dayes, let him refraine his tongue from euil, and his lips that they speake no guile:

1611 marginal notePsal. 34.13.

1 Peter 4:3
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Peter 4:3 · retained source text

For the time past of our life may suffice vs to haue wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciuiousnes, lusts, excesse of wine, reuellings, banquetings, and abhominable idolatries.

2 Peter 1:3
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Peter 1:3 · retained source text

According as his diuine power hath giuen vnto vs all things that pertain vnto life and godlines, through the knowledge of him that hath called vs to glory and vertue.

1611 marginal noteOr, by.

1 John 1:1
THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
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1611 witness · 1 John 1:1 · retained source text

¶ That which was from y e beginning, which wee haue heard, which wee haue seene with our eyes, which wee haue looked vpon, and our hands haue handled of the word of life.

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