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lusts

Meaning of “lusts”

Strong desire; especially sinful or fleshly desire.

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24 occurrences24 verses12 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Mark 4:19

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2 Peter 2:18
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Peter 2:18 · retained source text

For when they speake great svelling words of vanitie, they alure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonnesse, those that were cleane escaped from them who liue in errour.

1611 marginal noteOr, for a litle, or a while as some read.

2 Peter 3:3
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Peter 3:3 · retained source text

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last dayes scoffers, walking after their owne lusts,

Jude 1:16
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jude 1:16 · retained source text

These are murmurers complainers, walking after their owne lustes, and their mouth speaketh great swelling wordes, hauing mens persons in admiration because of aduantage.

Jude 1:18
How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
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1611 witness · Jude 1:18 · retained source text

How that they tolde you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walke after their own vngodly lustes.

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