KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of persecute, meaning to pursue, harass, or oppress.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 30:7
Complete exact-word concordance
And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
And I persecuted this way vnto the death, binding and deliuering into prisons both men and women,
1611 marginal noteChap. 8.3.
And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
And I punished them oft in euery Synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme, and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them euen vnto strange cities.
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
And labour, working with our owne hands: being reuiled, wee blesse: being persecuted, we suffer it:
1611 marginal noteAct. 20.34. 1 thess. 2.9. 2 thess. 3.8.
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
For I am the least of the Apostles, that am not meet to be called an Apostle because I persecuted y e Church of God.
persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast downe, but not destroyed.
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
For yee haue heard of my couuersation in time past, in the Iewes Religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the Church of God, and wasted it:
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
But they had heard onely, that he which persecuted vs in times past, now preacheth the faith, which once hee destroyed.
But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
But as then hee that was borne after the flesh, persecuted him that was borne after the Spirit, euen so it is now.
Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
Who both killed the Lord Iesus, and their owne Prophets, and haue persecuted vs: and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
1611 marginal noteOr, chased vs out.
And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
And when the dragon saw that he was cast vnto the earth, hee persecuted the woman which brought foorth the man childe.
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