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John 4:32–33

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But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
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From verse 32

  1. Job 23:12Rank 1 from verse 32
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    12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

  2. Psalms 119:103Rank 2 from verse 32
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    103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

  3. John 4:34Rank 3 from verse 32
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    34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

  4. Proverbs 18:20Rank 4 from verse 32
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    20A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

  5. Jeremiah 15:16Rank 5 from verse 32
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    16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.

From verse 33

  1. Luke 9:45Rank 1 from verse 33
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    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.

  2. Matthew 16:6–11Rank 2 from verse 33
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    6¶ Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

    7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

    8Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

    9Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

    10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

    11How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

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John 4:32

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

meat

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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

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

COMBINED MEANING

eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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John 4:33

COMBINED MEANING

another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

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

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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31¶ In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

32But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

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33Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?

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34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

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