KJV dictionary & concordance

must needs

Meaning of “must needs”

Must necessarily be so or be done; an emphatic expression of necessity or obligation.

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12 occurrences12 verses10 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 17:13

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2 Samuel 14:14

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For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:14 · retained source text

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot bee gathered vp againe: neither doeth God respect any person, yet doeth he deuise meanes, that his banished bee not expelled from him.

1611 marginal noteOr, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also deuised meanes, &c.

Complete reference index — all 12 verses

Genesis 17:13 2 Samuel 14:14 Jeremiah 10:5 Matthew 18:7 Mark 13:7 Luke 14:18 John 4:4 Acts 1:16 Acts 17:3 Acts 21:22 Romans 13:5 2 Corinthians 11:30

Where “must needs” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse Jeremiah1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew1 occurrence
1 verse Mark1 occurrence
1 verse Luke1 occurrence
1 verse John1 occurrence
1 verse Acts3 occurrences
3 verses Romans1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Corinthians1 occurrence
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Genesis 17:13 2 Samuel 14:14 Jeremiah 10:5 Mark 13:7 John 4:4 Acts 1:16 Romans 13:5 2 Corinthians 11:30 Matthew 18:7 Luke 14:18 Acts 17:3 Acts 21:22