KJV dictionary & concordance
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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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:18
Complete exact-word concordance
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
But I keepe vnder my body, and bring it into subiection: lest that by any meanes when I haue preached to others, I my selfe should be a castaway.
MOREOVER, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
¶ Moreouer brethren, I would not that yee should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were vnder the cloud, and all passed thorow the Sea:
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Now these things were our examples, to the intent wee should not lust after euil things, as they also lusted.
1611 marginal noteGr. our figures.
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to deuils, and not to God: and I would not that yee should haue fellowship with deuils.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 32.17. psal. 106.37.
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
For if we would iudge our selues, we should not be iudged.
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
But when we are iudged, we are chastened of the Lord, that wee should not be condemned with the world.
That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
That there should be no schisme in the body: but that the members should haue the same care one for another.
1611 marginal noteOr, diuision.
But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
But we had the sentence of death in our selues, that we should not trust in our selues, but in God which raiseth the dead.
1611 marginal noteOr, answere.
When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
When I therefore was thus minded, did I vse lightnesse? or the things that I purpose, doe I purpose according to the flesh, that with mee there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
And I wrote this same vnto you, least when I came, I should haue sorrow from them of whome I ought to reioyce, hauing confidence in you all, that my ioy is the ioy of you all.
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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.
