John 4:18
For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
For thou hast had fiue husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: In that saidest thou truely.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:10–11Rank 1 from verse 18
10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
10And vnto the married, I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
11But and if shee depart, let her remaine vnmaried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
- Jeremiah 3:20Rank 2 from verse 18
- Romans 7:3Rank 3 from verse 18
3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
3So then if while her husband liueth, shee be married to another man, shee shalbe called an adulteresse: but if her husband be dead, shee is free from that law, so that she is no adulteresse, though she be married to another man.
- Mark 10:12Rank 4 from verse 18
- Ezekiel 16:32Rank 5 from verse 18
- Genesis 20:3Rank 6 from verse 18
3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
3But God came to Abimelech in a dreame by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken: for shee is †a mans wife.
- Genesis 34:2Rank 7 from verse 18
- Genesis 34:31Rank 8 from verse 18
- Genesis 34:7–8Rank 9 from verse 18
7And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
7And the sonnes of Iacob came out of the field when they heard it, and the men were grieued: and they were very wroth, because hee had wrought folly in Israel, in lying with Iacobs daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soule of my sonne Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you giue her him to wife.
- Numbers 5:29Rank 10 from verse 18
10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
10Moreouer, Ruth the Moabitesse, the wife of Mahlon, haue I purchased to be my wife, to raise vp the name of the dead vpon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
- Hebrews 13:4Rank 12 from verse 18
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John 4:18
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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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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Male spouses; men joined to wives in marriage.
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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.
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Sense 1: A married man in relation to his wife. Sense 2: One who manages or cultivates carefully.
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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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Said: spoke, declared, told, or expressed.
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According to truth; in agreement with fact; Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; Exactly; justly.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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17The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
17The woman answered, and said, I haue no husband. Iesus said vnto her, Thou hast well said, I haue no husband:
18For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
18For thou hast had fiue husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: In that saidest thou truely.
Selected passage19The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
19The woman saith vnto him, Sir, I perceiue that thou art a Prophet.