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need

Meaning of “need”

Sense 1: Want: occasion for something; necessity; a state that requires supply or relief. Sense 2: To require or lack something necessary.

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 15:8

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1 Corinthians 12:24
For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
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1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 12:24 · retained source text

For our comely parts haue no need: but God hath tempered the bodie together, hauing giuen more abundant honour to that part which lacked:

2 Corinthians 3:1
DO we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 3:1 · retained source text

¶ Doe wee begin againe to commend our selues? or need wee, as some others, Epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

Philippians 4:12
I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
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1611 witness · Philippians 4:12 · retained source text

I know both how to bee abased, and I knowe how to abound: euerie where, and in all things I am instructed, both to bee full, and to bee hungrie, both to abound, and to suffer need.

1 Thessalonians 1:8
For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
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1611 witness · 1 Thessalonians 1:8 · retained source text

For from you sounded out the Word of the Lord, not onely in Macedonia & Achaia, but also in euery place your faith to Godward is spred abroad, so that we need not to speak any thing.

1 Thessalonians 4:9
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
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1611 witness · 1 Thessalonians 4:9 · retained source text

But as touching brotherly loue, ye need not that I write vnto you: for yee your selues are taught of God to loue one an other.

1 Thessalonians 5:1
BUT of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
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1611 witness · 1 Thessalonians 5:1 · retained source text

¶ But of the times and the seasons, brethren, yee haue no need that I write vnto you.

Hebrews 5:12
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
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1611 witness · Hebrews 5:12 · retained source text

For when for the time yee ought to bee teachers, yee haue neede that one teach you againe which be the first principles of the Oracles of God, and are become such as haue need of milke, and not of strong meat.

Hebrews 7:11
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
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1611 witness · Hebrews 7:11 · retained source text

If therefore perfection were by the Leuiticall Priesthood (for vnder it the people receiued the Law) what further neede was there, that another Priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not bee called after the order of Aaron?

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