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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KJV PCE

¶ Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Matthew 18:7 · retained source text

¶ Woe vnto the world because of offences: for it must needs be that offences come: but wo to that man by whom the offence commeth.

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