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Immediately; at once; without delay.
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First occurrence: 1 Samuel 9:13
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AND straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
¶ And straightway in the morning the chiefe Priests helde a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, and the whole Councell, and bound Iesus, and caried him away, and deliuered him to Pilate.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 27.1.
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
No man also hauing drunke olde wine, straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
And her spirit came againe, and shee arose straightway: and hee commanded to giue her meat.
¶ And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
¶ And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the West, straightway yee say, There commeth a showre, and so it is.
1611 marginal noteMatt. 16.2.
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall haue an asse or an oxe fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?
If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorifie him in himselfe, and shall straightway glorifie him.
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
Then fell she downe straightway at his feete, and yeelded vp the ghost: And the yong men came in, and found her dead, and carying her forth, buried her by her husband.
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
And straightway hee preached Christ in the Synagogues, that hee is the Sonne of God.
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
And hee tooke them the same houre of the night, and washed their stripes, and was baptized, hee and all his, straightway.
Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Then straightway they departed from him which should haue examined him: and the chiefe captaine also was afraid after he knew that he was a Romane, & because he had bound him.
1611 marginal noteOr, tortured him.
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Immediately; without loss of time or delay.
