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John 16:31

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Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
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  1. John 13:38Rank 1 from verse 31
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    38Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

  2. Luke 9:44–45Rank 2 from verse 31
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    44Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

    45But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

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John 16:31

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

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

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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believe

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Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

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

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16:29His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

16:30Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

16:31Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

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16:32Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

16:33These 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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