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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
And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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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
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
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
¶ 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.

Luke 11:42
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 11:42 · retained source text

But woe vnto you Pharises: for ye tythe Mint and Rue, and all maner of herbes, and passe ouer iudgement, and the loue of God: these ought yee to haue done, and not to leaue the other vndone.

Luke 12:12
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 12:12 · retained source text

For the holy Ghost shal teach you in the same houre, what ye ought to say.

Luke 13:14
And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
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1611 witness · Luke 13:14 · retained source text

And the ruler of the Synagogue answered with indignation, because that Iesus had healed on the Sabbath day, and said vnto the people, There are sixe dayes in which men ought to worke: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.

Luke 13:16
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 13:16 · retained source text

And ought not this woman being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, loe these eighteene yeeres, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?

Luke 18:1
AND he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 18:1 · retained source text

¶ And he spake a parable vnto them, to this ende, that men ought alwayes to pray, and not to faint,

1611 marginal note1.Thes. 5.17.

Luke 24:26
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 24:26 · retained source text

Ought not Christ to haue suffered these things, and to enter into his glorie?

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