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wait

Meaning of “wait”

Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
106 occurrences101 verses28 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 21:13

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1 Thessalonians 1:10
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
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1611 witness · 1 Thessalonians 1:10 · retained source text

And to waite for his sonne from heauen whom he raised from the dead, euen Iesus which deliuered vs from the wrath to come.

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