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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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Luke 8:32
And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 8:32 · retained source text

And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountaine: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them: and he suffered them.

Luke 9:22
Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 9:22 · retained source text

Saying, The Sonne of man must suffer many things, and be reiected of the Elders, and chiefe Priests, and Scribes, and be slaine, and be raised the third day.

1611 marginal noteMat. 17.22.

Luke 9:41
And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 9:41 · retained source text

And Iesus answering, said, O faithlesse, and peruerse generation, how long shal I be with you, and suffer you? bring thy sonne hither.

Luke 9:59
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
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1611 witness · Luke 9:59 · retained source text

And he said vnto another, Follow me: But he said, Lord, suffer mee first to goe and bury my father.

1611 marginal noteMat. 8.21

Luke 17:25
But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 17:25 · retained source text

But first must hee suffer many things, & be reiected of this generation.

Luke 18:16
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
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1611 witness · Luke 18:16 · retained source text

But Iesus called them vnto him, and said, Suffer litle children to come vnto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdome of God.

Luke 22:15
And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 22:15 · retained source text

And he said vnto them, With desire I haue desired to eate this Passeouer with you before I suffer.

1611 marginal noteOr, I haue heartily desired.

Luke 22:51
And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
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1611 witness · Luke 22:51 · retained source text

And Iesus answered, and said, Suffer ye thus farre. And he touched his eare, and healed him.

Luke 24:46
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
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1611 witness · Luke 24:46 · retained source text

And said vnto them, Thus it is written, & thus it behoued Christ to suffer, & to rise from the dead the third day:

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