KJV dictionary & concordance
Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 3:17
Complete exact-word concordance
Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
Yet the LORD would not destroy Iudah, for Dauid his seruants sake, as hee promised to giue to him alway a light, and to his children.
1611 marginal noteHebr. candle, or lampe.
1611 marginal note2.Sam. 7.13.
For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
For I will defend this citie, to saue it, for mine owne sake, and for my seruant Dauids sake.
And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
And I will adde vnto thy dayes fifteene yeeres, and I will deliuer thee, and this city, out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this citie for mine owne sake, and for my seruant Dauids sake.
O Lord, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
O LORD, for thy seruants sake, and according to thine owne heart, hast thou done all this greatnesse in making knowen all these great things.
1611 marginal noteHeb. greatnesses.
¶ Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name’s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;
¶ Moreouer concerning the stranger which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a farre countrey for thy great Names sake, & thy mightie hand, and thy stretched out arme: if they come and pray in this house:
1611 marginal noteIohn 12.20. acts. 8.27.
Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
Neuerthelesse, for thy great mercies sake, thou diddest not vtterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and mercifull God.
My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.
My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated for the childrens sake of mine owne body.
1611 marginal noteHeb. my belly.
Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.
Returne, O LORD, deliuer my soule: oh saue mee, for thy mercies sake.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
He restoreth my soule: he leadeth me in the pathes of righteousnes, for his names sake.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.
Remember not the sinnes of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercie remember thou me, for thy goodnesse sake, O LORD.
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