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ought

Meaning of “ought”

Should or is bound to; expresses duty, fitness, or necessity.

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97 occurrences94 verses33 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 20:9

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Mark 7:12

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And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Mark 7:12 · retained source text

And ye suffer him no more to doe ought for his father, or his mother:

Mark 8:23

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And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

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1611 witness · Mark 8:23 · retained source text

And he tooke the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the towne, and when he had spit on his eyes, & put his hands vpon him, he asked him, if hee saw ought.

Mark 11:25

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And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

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1611 witness · Mark 11:25 · retained source text

And when ye stand, praying, forgiue, if ye haue ought against any: that your Father also which is in heauen, may forgiue you your trespasses.

1611 marginal noteMat. 6.14

Mark 13:14

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¶ But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mountains:

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1611 witness · Mark 13:14 · retained source text

¶ But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the Prophet, standing where it ought not (let him that readeth vnderstand) then let them that be in Iudea, flee to the mountaines:

1611 marginal noteMatt. 24.15.

Complete reference index — all 94 verses

Genesis 20:9 Genesis 34:7 Genesis 39:6 Genesis 47:18 Exodus 5:8 Exodus 5:11 Exodus 5:19 Exodus 12:46 Exodus 22:14 Exodus 29:34 Leviticus 4:2 Leviticus 4:27 Leviticus 11:25 Leviticus 19:6 Leviticus 25:14 Leviticus 27:31 Numbers 15:24 Numbers 15:30 Numbers 30:6 Deuteronomy 4:2 Deuteronomy 15:2 Deuteronomy 26:14 Joshua 21:45 Ruth 1:17 1 Samuel 12:4 1 Samuel 12:5 1 Samuel 25:7 1 Samuel 30:22 2 Samuel 3:35 2 Samuel 13:12 2 Samuel 14:10 2 Samuel 14:19 1 Chronicles 12:32 1 Chronicles 15:2 2 Chronicles 13:5 Nehemiah 5:9 Psalms 76:11 Matthew 5:23 Matthew 21:3 Matthew 23:23 Mark 7:12 Mark 8:23 Mark 11:25 Mark 13:14 Luke 11:42 Luke 12:12 Luke 13:14 Luke 13:16 Luke 18:1 Luke 24:26 John 4:20 John 4:33 John 13:14 John 19:7 Acts 4:32 Acts 5:29 Acts 17:29 Acts 19:36 Acts 20:35 Acts 21:21 Acts 24:19 Acts 25:10 Acts 25:24 Acts 26:9 Acts 28:19 Romans 8:26 Romans 12:3 Romans 15:1 1 Corinthians 8:2 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11:10 2 Corinthians 2:3 2 Corinthians 2:7 2 Corinthians 12:11 2 Corinthians 12:14 Ephesians 5:28 Ephesians 6:20 Colossians 4:4 Colossians 4:6 1 Thessalonians 4:1 2 Thessalonians 3:7 1 Timothy 5:13 Titus 1:11 Philemon 1:18 Hebrews 2:1 Hebrews 5:3 Hebrews 5:12 James 3:10 James 4:15 2 Peter 3:11 1 John 2:6 1 John 3:16 1 John 4:11 3 John 1:8

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Genesis 20:9 Leviticus 19:6 1 Samuel 30:22 Mark 7:12 John 19:7 Romans 12:3 2 Thessalonians 3:7 3 John 1:8

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