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sorrowful

Meaning of “sorrowful”

Filled with, expressing, or causing grief, sadness, heaviness, pain, regret, distress, or anguish.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
18 occurrences18 verses13 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 1:15

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Matthew 26:38
Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
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1611 witness · Matthew 26:38 · retained source text

Then saith he vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorrowfull, euen vnto death: tary ye heere, & watch with me.

Mark 14:19
And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 14:19 · retained source text

And they began to be sorowfull, and to say vnto him, one by one, Is it I? And another said, Is it I?

Mark 14:34
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
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1611 witness · Mark 14:34 · retained source text

And saith vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorowful vnto death: tarie ye here, and watch.

Luke 18:23
And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
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1611 witness · Luke 18:23 · retained source text

And when he heard this, he was very sorowfull, for he was very rich.

Luke 18:24
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
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1611 witness · Luke 18:24 · retained source text

And when Iesus saw that hee was very sorrowfull, he said, How hardly shal they that haue riches, enter into the kingdome of God?

John 16:20
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
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1611 witness · John 16:20 · retained source text

Uerily, verily I say vnto you, that ye shall weepe and lament, but the world shall reioyce: And ye shall be sorrowfull, but your sorrow shall be turned into ioy.

Philippians 2:28
I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
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1611 witness · Philippians 2:28 · retained source text

I sent him therefore the more carefully, that when ye see him againe, ye may reioyce, and that I may bee the lesse sorrowfull.

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Full of or affected with sorrow; sad; causing or expressive of grief.

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