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us

Meaning of “us”

The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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1,448 occurrences1,090 verses57 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:26

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Showing verses 11–20 of 32 · 36 word occurrences in this result

Matthew 13:56
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 13:56 · retained source text

And his sisters, are they not all with vs? whence then hath this man all these things?

Matthew 15:15
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 15:15 · retained source text

Then answered Peter, and said vnto him, Declare vnto vs this parable.

1611 marginal noteMar. 7.17.

Matthew 15:23
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 15:23 · retained source text

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came, and besought him, saying, Send her away, for she cryeth after vs.

Matthew 17:4
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 17:4 · retained source text

Then answered Peter, and saide vnto Iesus, Lord, it is good for vs to be here: If thou wilt, let vs make here three tabernacles: one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

Matthew 20:7
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 20:7 · retained source text

They say vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. He saith vnto them, Go ye also into the vineyard: and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue.

Matthew 20:12
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 20:12 · retained source text

Saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall vnto vs, which haue borne the burden, and heat of the day.

1611 marginal noteOr, haue continued one houre onely.

Matthew 20:30
¶ And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 20:30 · retained source text

¶ And behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Iesus passed by, cried out, saying, Haue mercie on vs, O Lord, thou sonne of Dauid.

Matthew 20:31
And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 20:31 · retained source text

And the multitude rebuked them, because they should holde their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Haue mercie on vs, O Lord, thou sonne of Dauid.

Matthew 21:25
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 21:25 · retained source text

The baptisme of Iohn, whence was it? from heauen, or of men? and they reasoned with themselues saying, If we shall say, From heauen, hee will say vnto vs, Why did ye not then beleeue him?

Matthew 21:38
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 21:38 · retained source text

But when the husbandmen saw the sonne, they said among themselues, This is the heire, come, let vs kill him, and let vs sease on his inheritance.

1611 marginal noteChap. 26.3. iohn. 11.53.

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Where “us” appears

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Genesis94 occurrences
68 verses
Exodus51 occurrences
36 verses
Numbers42 occurrences
30 verses
Deuteronomy61 occurrences
40 verses
Joshua52 occurrences
38 verses
Judges55 occurrences
38 verses
Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Samuel79 occurrences
55 verses
2 Samuel32 occurrences
21 verses
1 Kings12 occurrences
10 verses
2 Kings31 occurrences
22 verses
1 Chronicles9 occurrences
5 verses
2 Chronicles21 occurrences
16 verses
Ezra31 occurrences
19 verses
Nehemiah28 occurrences
22 verses
Job14 occurrences
10 verses
Psalms117 occurrences
87 verses
Proverbs8 occurrences
4 verses
Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
2 verses
Song of Solomon6 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah58 occurrences
44 verses
Jeremiah77 occurrences
54 verses
Lamentations20 occurrences
15 verses
Ezekiel9 occurrences
8 verses
Daniel14 occurrences
11 verses
Hosea12 occurrences
8 verses
Amos3 occurrences
3 verses
Obadiah1 occurrence
1 verse
Jonah8 occurrences
5 verses
Micah7 occurrences
5 verses
Zechariah3 occurrences
2 verses
Malachi3 occurrences
3 verses
Matthew36 occurrences
32 verses
Mark22 occurrences
18 verses
Luke53 occurrences
42 verses
John24 occurrences
22 verses
Acts69 occurrences
56 verses
Romans33 occurrences
28 verses
1 Corinthians19 occurrences
19 verses
2 Corinthians49 occurrences
39 verses
Galatians12 occurrences
11 verses
Ephesians16 occurrences
14 verses
Philippians4 occurrences
3 verses
Colossians8 occurrences
5 verses
1 Thessalonians21 occurrences
17 verses
2 Thessalonians8 occurrences
7 verses
1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Timothy6 occurrences
4 verses
Titus6 occurrences
5 verses
Hebrews31 occurrences
26 verses
James3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Peter10 occurrences
9 verses
2 Peter5 occurrences
4 verses
1 John38 occurrences
28 verses
2 John2 occurrences
1 verse
3 John2 occurrences
2 verses
Revelation8 occurrences
6 verses

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