And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
The 1611 reading
And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselues, Who then can be saued?
KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 47:25
Complete exact-word concordance
And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselues, Who then can be saued?
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
And ye shall bee hated of all men for my Names sake: but hee that shall endure vnto the ende, the same shall be saued.
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
And except that the Lord had shortened those dayes, no flesh should be saued: but for the elects sake whome he hath chosen, he hath shortned the daies.
Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
Likewise also the chiefe Priests mocking, said among themselues with the Scribes, He saued others, himselfe he cannot saue.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
He that beleeueth and is baptized, shalbe saued, but he that beleeueth not, shall be damned.
1611 marginal noteIoh. 12.48
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Preserved from evil, injury or destruction; prevented; spared.