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suffered

Meaning of “suffered”

Sense 1: Allowed or permitted. Sense 2: Bore, endured, or underwent pain, loss, or another experience.

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50 occurrences49 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 20:6

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Matthew 3:15
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 3:15 · retained source text

And Iesus answering, said vnto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becommeth vs to fulfill all righteousnesse. Then he suffered him.

Matthew 19:8
He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 19:8 · retained source text

Hee saith vnto them, Moses, because of the hardnesse of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wiues: but from the beginning it was not so.

Matthew 24:43
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
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1611 witness · Matthew 24:43 · retained source text

But know this, that if the good man of the house had knowen in what watch the thiefe would come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be broken vp.

1611 marginal noteLuke 12.39. 1.thes. 5.2. reuel. 16.15.

Matthew 27:19
¶ When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
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1611 witness · Matthew 27:19 · retained source text

¶ When he was set downe on the Iudgement seate, his wife sent vnto him, saying, Haue thou nothing to doe with that iust man: for I haue suffered many things this day in a dreame, because of him.

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