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suffer

Meaning of “suffer”

1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.

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96 occurrences95 verses29 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 12:23

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Hebrews 11:25
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
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1611 witness · Hebrews 11:25 · retained source text

Chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, then to enioy the pleasures of sinne for a season:

Hebrews 13:3
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
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1611 witness · Hebrews 13:3 · retained source text

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer aduersitie, as being your selues also in the body.

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