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you

Meaning of “you”

The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2,613 occurrences2,004 verses61 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:29

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1 John 1:5
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 1:5 · retained source text

This then is the message which we haue heard of him, and declare vnto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkenesse at all.

1 John 2:1
MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 2:1 · retained source text

¶ My little children, these things write I vnto you, that ye sinne not. And if any man sinne, we haue an Aduocate with the Father, Iesus Christ the righteous:

1 John 2:7
Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 2:7 · retained source text

Brethren, I write no new commandement vnto you, but an olde commandement which ye had from the beginning: the old commandement is the word which ye haue heard from the beginning.

1 John 2:8
Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 2:8 · retained source text

Againe, a new commandement I write vnto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkenesse is past, and the true light now shineth.

1 John 2:12
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 2:12 · retained source text

I write vnto you, little children, because your sinnes are forgiuen you for his Names sake.

1 John 2:13
I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 2:13 · retained source text

I write vnto you, fathers, because yee haue knowen him that is from the beginning. I write vnto you, young men, because you haue ouercome the wicked one. I write vnto you, little children, because yee haue knowen the Father.

1 John 2:14
I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 2:14 · retained source text

I haue written vnto you, fathers, because ye haue knowen him that is from the beginning. I haue written vnto you, young men, because yee are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and yee haue ouercome the wicked one.

1 John 2:21
I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 2:21 · retained source text

I haue not written vnto you, because yee know not the trueth: but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the trueth.

1 John 2:24
Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 2:24 · retained source text

Let that therefore abide in you which yee haue heard from the beginning: if that which ye haue heard from the beginning shall remaine in you, yee also shall continue in the Sonne, and in the Father.

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Where “you” appears

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Genesis82 occurrences
62 verses
Exodus91 occurrences
68 verses
Leviticus130 occurrences
101 verses
Numbers85 occurrences
71 verses
Deuteronomy187 occurrences
141 verses
Joshua108 occurrences
70 verses
Judges45 occurrences
29 verses
Ruth5 occurrences
4 verses
1 Samuel60 occurrences
47 verses
2 Samuel21 occurrences
19 verses
1 Kings12 occurrences
9 verses
2 Kings27 occurrences
22 verses
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
4 verses
2 Chronicles41 occurrences
28 verses
Ezra6 occurrences
6 verses
Nehemiah8 occurrences
8 verses
Esther1 occurrence
1 verse
Job24 occurrences
17 verses
Psalms10 occurrences
8 verses
Proverbs6 occurrences
4 verses
Song of Solomon4 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah51 occurrences
44 verses
Jeremiah143 occurrences
94 verses
Lamentations2 occurrences
2 verses
Ezekiel115 occurrences
77 verses
Daniel5 occurrences
5 verses
Hosea6 occurrences
5 verses
Joel9 occurrences
6 verses
Amos21 occurrences
16 verses
Jonah2 occurrences
1 verse
Micah9 occurrences
7 verses
Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah6 occurrences
3 verses
Haggai11 occurrences
10 verses
Zechariah16 occurrences
14 verses
Malachi17 occurrences
15 verses
Matthew157 occurrences
131 verses
Mark58 occurrences
46 verses
Luke160 occurrences
134 verses
John160 occurrences
113 verses
Acts76 occurrences
59 verses
Romans54 occurrences
43 verses
1 Corinthians102 occurrences
84 verses
2 Corinthians116 occurrences
83 verses
Galatians41 occurrences
31 verses
Ephesians19 occurrences
18 verses
Philippians29 occurrences
26 verses
Colossians35 occurrences
29 verses
1 Thessalonians55 occurrences
43 verses
2 Thessalonians33 occurrences
25 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Titus2 occurrences
2 verses
Philemon3 occurrences
3 verses
Hebrews24 occurrences
18 verses
James17 occurrences
16 verses
1 Peter33 occurrences
28 verses
2 Peter13 occurrences
11 verses
1 John29 occurrences
18 verses
2 John4 occurrences
3 verses
Jude9 occurrences
6 verses
Revelation11 occurrences
10 verses

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Definition evidence

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

But from the Belgic dialect, it appears to be in the singular as well as the plural, and our universal popular usage, in applying it to a single person with a verb in the singular number, is correct. […] The pronoun of the second person, in the nominative or objective case.

volume 2, leaf 952, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 55)