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make

Meaning of “make”

To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
1,055 occurrences974 verses57 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:26

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2 Corinthians 2:2
For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 2:2 · retained source text

For if I make you sorie, who is hee then that maketh mee glad, but the same which is made sorie by me.

2 Corinthians 9:5
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 9:5 · retained source text

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before vnto you, and make vp before hand your bountie, whereof yee had notice before, that the same might bee readie, as a matter of bountie, not of couetousnesse.

1611 marginal noteGr. blessing

1611 marginal noteOr, which hath bene so much spoken of before.

2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 9:8 · retained source text

And God is able to make all grace abound towards you, that ye alwayes hauing all sufficiencie in all things, may abound to euery good worke,

2 Corinthians 10:12
For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 10:12 · retained source text

For we dare not make our selues of the number, or compare our selues with some that commend themselues: but they measuring themselues by themselues, and comparing themselues amongst themselues, are not wise.

1611 marginal noteOr, vnderstand it not.

2 Corinthians 12:17
Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 12:17 · retained source text

Did I make a gaine of you by any of them, whom I sent vnto you?

2 Corinthians 12:18
I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 12:18 · retained source text

I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother: did Titus make a gaine of you? Walked wee not in the same spirit? walked wee not in the same steps?

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Where “make” appears

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Genesis47 occurrences
39 verses
Exodus140 occurrences
118 verses
Leviticus65 occurrences
59 verses
Numbers37 occurrences
32 verses
Deuteronomy39 occurrences
38 verses
Joshua14 occurrences
13 verses
Judges5 occurrences
5 verses
Ruth2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel24 occurrences
23 verses
2 Samuel14 occurrences
14 verses
1 Kings21 occurrences
19 verses
2 Kings14 occurrences
14 verses
1 Chronicles13 occurrences
12 verses
2 Chronicles20 occurrences
20 verses
Ezra8 occurrences
8 verses
Nehemiah7 occurrences
7 verses
Esther7 occurrences
6 verses
Job33 occurrences
30 verses
Psalms69 occurrences
65 verses
Proverbs13 occurrences
13 verses
Ecclesiastes3 occurrences
3 verses
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
2 verses
Isaiah85 occurrences
79 verses
Jeremiah73 occurrences
68 verses
Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse
Ezekiel70 occurrences
66 verses
Daniel28 occurrences
26 verses
Hosea11 occurrences
10 verses
Joel1 occurrence
1 verse
Amos4 occurrences
4 verses
Micah11 occurrences
10 verses
Nahum9 occurrences
8 verses
Habakkuk5 occurrences
4 verses
Zephaniah4 occurrences
4 verses
Haggai1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah7 occurrences
7 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew19 occurrences
17 verses
Mark11 occurrences
11 verses
Luke24 occurrences
24 verses
John8 occurrences
8 verses
Acts10 occurrences
10 verses
Romans12 occurrences
12 verses
1 Corinthians7 occurrences
6 verses
2 Corinthians6 occurrences
6 verses
Galatians3 occurrences
3 verses
Ephesians5 occurrences
5 verses
Colossians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews13 occurrences
12 verses
James1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation15 occurrences
14 verses

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