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should

Meaning of “should”

A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
783 occurrences690 verses60 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:18

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Colossians 1:19
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For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Colossians 1:19 · retained source text

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulnesse dwell,

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Where “should” appears

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Genesis22 occurrences
21 versesExodus9 occurrences
8 versesLeviticus10 occurrences
10 versesNumbers14 occurrences
13 versesDeuteronomy17 occurrences
13 versesJoshua7 occurrences
7 versesJudges12 occurrences
11 versesRuth3 occurrences
1 verse1 Samuel23 occurrences
22 verses2 Samuel19 occurrences
17 verses1 Kings8 occurrences
8 verses2 Kings11 occurrences
11 verses1 Chronicles9 occurrences
9 verses2 Chronicles14 occurrences
14 versesEzra10 occurrences
8 versesNehemiah21 occurrences
18 versesEsther15 occurrences
12 versesJob43 occurrences
33 versesPsalms24 occurrences
20 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesEcclesiastes9 occurrences
8 versesSong of Solomon5 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah22 occurrences
19 versesJeremiah29 occurrences
23 versesLamentations6 occurrences
6 versesEzekiel19 occurrences
16 versesDaniel16 occurrences
16 versesHosea3 occurrences
3 versesJoel2 occurrences
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseHaggai1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah5 occurrences
5 versesMalachi3 occurrences
2 versesMatthew28 occurrences
22 versesMark32 occurrences
28 versesLuke36 occurrences
36 versesJohn59 occurrences
53 versesActs61 occurrences
52 versesRomans17 occurrences
14 verses1 Corinthians20 occurrences
17 verses2 Corinthians20 occurrences
17 versesGalatians12 occurrences
12 versesEphesians7 occurrences
7 versesPhilippians4 occurrences
4 versesColossians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians6 occurrences
6 verses2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus2 occurrences
2 versesPhilemon1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews16 occurrences
16 versesJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter7 occurrences
7 verses2 Peter3 occurrences
2 verses1 John4 occurrences
4 verses2 John1 occurrence
1 verseJude3 occurrences
2 versesRevelation21 occurrences
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Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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The preterit of shall, but now used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past time or conditional present. 'He should have paid the debt at the time the note became due.' Should here denotes past time. 'I should ride to town this day if the weather would permit.' Here should expresses present or future time conditionally. […] When should in this person is uttered without emphasis, it declares simply that an event would take place, on some condition or under circumstances.

volume 2, leaf 588, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 51)