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verily

Meaning of “verily”

Truly, certainly, assuredly, actually, or in truth.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
140 occurrences113 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 42:21

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Mark 3:28
verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 3:28 · retained source text

Uerely I say vnto you, All sinnes shalbe forgiuen vnto the sonnes of men, and blasphemies, wherewith soeuer they shall blaspheme:

1611 marginal noteMatt. 12.31.

Mark 6:11
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 6:11 · retained source text

And whosoeuer shall not receiue you, nor heare you, when yee depart thence, shake off the dust vnder your feet, for a testimonie against them: Uerely I say vnto you, it shalbe more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of iudgement, then for that citie.

1611 marginal noteMat. 10.14

1611 marginal noteAct. 13.51

Mark 8:12
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 8:12 · retained source text

And he sighed deepely in his spirit, and saith, Why doeth this generation seeke after a signe? Uerely I say vnto you, There shall no signe be giuen vnto this generation.

Mark 9:1
AND he said unto them, verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 9:1 · retained source text

¶ And hee said vnto them, Uerely I say vnto you, that there be some of them that stand here, which shal not taste of death, till they haue seene the kingdome of God come with power.

1611 marginal noteMat. 16.28.

Mark 9:12
And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 9:12 · retained source text

And he answered, and told them, Elias verely commeth first, and restoreth al things, and how it is written of the Sonne of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

1611 marginal noteEsai. 53.23

Mark 9:41
For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 9:41 · retained source text

For whosoeuer shall giue you a cup of water to drinke in my Name, because yee belong to Christ: Uerily I say vnto you, he shall not lose his reward.

1611 marginal noteMat. 10.42.

Mark 10:15
verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 10:15 · retained source text

Uerily I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall not receiue the kingdome of God as a little childe, he shall not enter therein.

Mark 10:29
And Jesus answered and said, verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 10:29 · retained source text

And Iesus answered, and said, Uerily I say vnto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the Gospels,

Mark 11:23
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 11:23 · retained source text

For verely I say vnto you, that whosoeuer shall say vnto this mountaine, Bee thou remoued, and bee thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall beleeue that those things which hee saith, shall come to passe: he shal haue whatsoeuer he saith.

Mark 12:43
And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 12:43 · retained source text

And he called vnto him his disciples, and saith vnto them, Uerily I say vnto you, that this poore widow hath cast more in, then all they which haue cast into the treasurie.

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Really; truly; with great confidence. In fact; certainly.

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