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Acts 20:21–23

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Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
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From verse 21

  1. Acts 2:38Rank 1 from verse 21
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    38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

  2. 1 John 5:11–13Rank 2 from verse 21
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    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

    13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

  3. Acts 11:18Rank 3 from verse 21
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    18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

  4. 2 Corinthians 7:10Rank 4 from verse 21
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    10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

  5. 2 Timothy 2:25–26Rank 5 from verse 21
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    25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

    26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

  6. Acts 20:24Rank 6 from verse 21
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    24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

  7. Luke 13:3Rank 7 from verse 21
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    3I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

  8. Luke 24:47Rank 8 from verse 21
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    47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

  9. Acts 26:18Rank 9 from verse 21
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    18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

  10. Romans 10:9Rank 10 from verse 21
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    9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

  11. 1 John 5:5Rank 11 from verse 21
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    5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

  12. Acts 26:20Rank 12 from verse 21
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    20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

  13. Mark 6:12Rank 13 from verse 21
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    12And they went out, and preached that men should repent.

  14. 1 John 5:1Rank 14 from verse 21
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    1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  15. Acts 17:30Rank 15 from verse 21
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    30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

  16. Ephesians 1:15Rank 16 from verse 21
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    15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

  17. Galatians 2:20Rank 17 from verse 21
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    20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

  18. Mark 1:15Rank 18 from verse 21
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    15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

  19. Matthew 4:17Rank 19 from verse 21
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    17¶ From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

  20. Philemon 1:5Rank 20 from verse 21
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    5Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

  21. Romans 1:16Rank 21 from verse 21
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    16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

  22. Romans 4:24Rank 22 from verse 21
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    24But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

  23. Romans 5:1Rank 23 from verse 21
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    1THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

  24. 1 Corinthians 1:22Rank 24 from verse 21
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    22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

  25. Acts 10:43Rank 25 from verse 21
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    43To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

  26. Acts 13:38–39Rank 26 from verse 21
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    38¶ Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

    39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

  27. Acts 16:31Rank 27 from verse 21
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    31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

  28. Acts 2:40Rank 28 from verse 21
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    40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

  29. Acts 28:23Rank 29 from verse 21
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    23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

  30. Acts 3:19Rank 30 from verse 21
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    19¶ Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

  31. Acts 8:25Rank 31 from verse 21
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    25And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

  32. Ezekiel 18:30–32Rank 32 from verse 21
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    30Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

    31¶ Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

    32For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

  33. Galatians 2:16Rank 33 from verse 21
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    16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

  34. Galatians 3:22Rank 34 from verse 21
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    22But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

  35. John 20:31Rank 35 from verse 21
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    31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

  36. John 3:15–18Rank 36 from verse 21
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    15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

    16¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

    18¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

  37. John 3:36Rank 37 from verse 21
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    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  38. Luke 13:5Rank 38 from verse 21
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    5I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

  39. Luke 15:10Rank 39 from verse 21
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    10Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

  40. Luke 15:7Rank 40 from verse 21
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    7I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

  41. Matthew 21:31–32Rank 41 from verse 21
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    31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

    32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

  42. Matthew 3:2Rank 42 from verse 21
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    2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

  43. Romans 1:14Rank 43 from verse 21
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    14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

  44. Romans 2:4Rank 44 from verse 21
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    4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

  45. Romans 3:22–26Rank 45 from verse 21
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    22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

    23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

    24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

    25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

    26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

  46. Acts 18:4–5Rank 46 from verse 21
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    4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

    5And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

  47. Acts 19:17Rank 47 from verse 21
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    17And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

  48. Acts 24:24Rank 48 from verse 21
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    24And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

  49. Colossians 2:5Rank 49 from verse 21
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    5For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

From verse 22

  1. James 4:14Rank 1 from verse 22
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    14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

  2. 2 Corinthians 5:14Rank 2 from verse 22
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    14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

  3. 2 Peter 1:14Rank 3 from verse 22
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    14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

  4. Luke 18:31–33Rank 4 from verse 22
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    31¶ Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.

    32For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:

    33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

  5. Acts 17:16Rank 5 from verse 22
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    16¶ Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

  6. Acts 19:21Rank 6 from verse 22
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    21¶ After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

  7. Acts 20:16Rank 7 from verse 22
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    16For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

  8. Acts 21:11–14Rank 8 from verse 22
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    11And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

    12And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

    13Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

    14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

  9. John 18:4Rank 9 from verse 22
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    4Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

  10. Luke 12:50Rank 10 from verse 22
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    50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

  11. Luke 9:51Rank 11 from verse 22
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    51¶ And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

  12. John 13:1Rank 12 from verse 22
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    1NOW before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

From verse 23

  1. Acts 9:16Rank 1 from verse 23
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    16For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.

  2. 1 Thessalonians 3:3Rank 2 from verse 23
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    3That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

  3. Acts 21:4Rank 3 from verse 23
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    4And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

  4. Acts 14:22Rank 4 from verse 23
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    22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

  5. Acts 21:33Rank 5 from verse 23
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    33Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

  6. Acts 21:11Rank 6 from verse 23
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    11And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

  7. 2 Timothy 2:12Rank 7 from verse 23
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    12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

  8. Acts 8:29Rank 8 from verse 23
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    29Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

  9. John 16:33Rank 9 from verse 23
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    33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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Acts 20:21

COMBINED MEANING

testifying

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of testify, meaning to bear witness, declare solemnly, or give evidence of something known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Greeks

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Sense 1: People of Greece or Greek language and culture. Sense 2: Gentiles.

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repentance

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A change of mind and purpose concerning what has been done or intended, often coupled with grief or sorrow.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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Jesus Christ

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The eternal Word and Son of God, the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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Acts 20:22

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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bound

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1. Tied, fastened, wrapped, bandaged, joined, confined, or restrained, literally or figuratively. 2. Placed under a vow, law, duty, obligation, or determined course. 3. Directed or travelling toward a stated place. 4. A limit or boundary.

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in

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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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spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

knowing

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Sense 1: Perceiving, understanding, recognizing, or being acquainted with. Sense 2: Having knowledge or skill.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Acts 20:23

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save

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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.

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holy

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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ghost

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Sense 1: A spirit. Sense 2: In the title Holy Ghost, the divine Spirit of God. Sense 3: The life or spirit yielded up at death, in the expression to give or yield up the ghost.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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in

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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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COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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bonds

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Sense 1: Binding ties or obligations. Sense 2: Conditions of servitude, restraint, or captivity.

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abide

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1. To remain, stay, dwell, wait, or continue in a place, state, or relation. 2. To endure or withstand.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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20:20And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

20:21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

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20:22And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

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20:23Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

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20:24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

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