Acts 19:40
For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
For we are in danger to be called in question for this dayes vprore, there being no cause whereby we may giue an accompt of this concourse.
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- 1 Kings 1:41Rank 1 from verse 40
41¶ And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
41¶ And Adoniiah and all the ghests that were with him, heard it as they had made an end of eating: and when Ioab heard the sound of the trumpet, hee said, Wherefore is this noise of the citie, being in an vproare?
- Acts 17:5–8Rank 2 from verse 40
5¶ But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
6And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
7Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
5¶ But the Iewes which beleeued not, mooued with enuie, tooke vnto them certaine lewd fellowes of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the citie on an vprore, and assaulted the house of Iason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
6And when they found them not, they drew Iason, and certaine brethren vnto the rulers of the citie, crying, These that haue turned the world vpside downe, are come hither also,
7Whom Iason hath receiued: and these all doe contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, that there is another King, one Iesus.
8And they troubled the people, and the rulers of the citie, when they heard these things.
- Acts 21:31Rank 4 from verse 40
- Acts 21:38Rank 5 from verse 40
- Matthew 26:5Rank 6 from verse 40
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Acts 19:40
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Risk, peril, exposure to harm, or liability to judgment or punishment.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A matter asked or disputed; to inquire, examine, or reason about.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A loud, confused, disorderly public disturbance, riot, tumult, agitation, or violent commotion.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.
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By what or which thing, means, cause, action, rule, name, or evidence.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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Sense 1: A reckoning, record, report, or explanation. Sense 2: As a verb, to reckon, consider, or give an account.
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1. A place where people gather or pass together. 2. A gathering or crowd of people.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616
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39But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
39But if yee enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shalbe determined in a ‖lawfull assembly.
40For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
40For we are in danger to be called in question for this dayes vprore, there being no cause whereby we may giue an accompt of this concourse.
Selected passage41And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
41And when hee had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.