KJV dictionary & concordance

saving

Meaning of “saving”

Present-participial, verbal-noun, or prepositional form of save. Sense 1: Preserving, rescuing, or bringing deliverance. Sense 2: As a preposition, except or excepting.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

12 occurrences12 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 19:19

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Matthew 5:32

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But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Matthew 5:32 · retained source text

But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer shall put away his wife, sauing for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoeuer shall marie her that is diuorced, committeth adulterie.