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tribulation

Meaning of “tribulation”

Affliction, distress, anguish, persecution, oppression, trouble, or suffering.

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KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604
22 occurrences22 verses12 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 4:30

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Revelation 2:22
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
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1611 witness · Revelation 2:22 · retained source text

Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her, into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.

Revelation 7:14
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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1611 witness · Revelation 7:14 · retained source text

And I said vnto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and haue washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lambe.

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