But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 13:25 · retained source text
But while men slept, his enemy came & sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
KJV dictionary & concordance
slept
Meaning of “slept”
Past-tense or past-participial form of sleep. Sense 1: Rested in natural sleep. Sense 2: By figure, lay in death.
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KJV context and cross-references
49 occurrences49 verses9 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Genesis 2:21
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “slept”
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 25:5 · retained source text
While the bridegrome taried, they all slumbred and slept.
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 27:52 · retained source text
And the graues were opened, and many bodies of Saints which slept, arose,
Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 28:13 · retained source text
Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
Complete reference index — all 49 verses
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