And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ephesians 2:17 · retained source text
And came, and preached peace to you, which were afarre off, and to them that were nigh.
KJV dictionary & concordance
preached
Meaning of “preached”
Proclaimed, announced, or publicly taught.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
61 occurrences59 verses16 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Psalms 40:9
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Every verse containing “preached”
Complete reference index — all 59 verses
Psalms 40:9Matthew 11:5Matthew 24:14Matthew 26:13Mark 1:7Mark 1:39Mark 2:2Mark 6:12Mark 14:9Mark 16:20Luke 3:18Luke 4:44Luke 7:22Luke 16:16Luke 20:1Luke 24:47Acts 3:20Acts 4:2Acts 8:5Acts 8:25Acts 8:35Acts 8:40Acts 9:20Acts 9:27Acts 10:37Acts 13:5Acts 13:24Acts 13:38Acts 13:42Acts 14:7Acts 14:21Acts 14:25Acts 15:36Acts 17:13Acts 17:18Acts 20:7Romans 15:191 Corinthians 9:271 Corinthians 15:11 Corinthians 15:21 Corinthians 15:122 Corinthians 1:192 Corinthians 11:42 Corinthians 11:7Galatians 1:8Galatians 1:11Galatians 3:8Galatians 4:13Ephesians 2:17Philippians 1:18Colossians 1:231 Thessalonians 2:91 Timothy 3:16Hebrews 4:2Hebrews 4:61 Peter 1:121 Peter 1:251 Peter 3:191 Peter 4:6
Where “preached” appears
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Psalms1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew3 occurrences
3 versesMark6 occurrences
6 versesLuke6 occurrences
6 versesActs21 occurrences
20 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians4 occurrences
4 verses2 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 versesGalatians4 occurrences
4 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
2 verses1 Peter4 occurrences
4 verses
1 verseMatthew3 occurrences
3 versesMark6 occurrences
6 versesLuke6 occurrences
6 versesActs21 occurrences
20 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians4 occurrences
4 verses2 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 versesGalatians4 occurrences
4 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
2 verses1 Peter4 occurrences
4 verses
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