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Luke 24:11

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And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
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  1. Job 9:16Rank 1 from verse 11
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    16If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

  2. Mark 16:11Rank 2 from verse 11
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    11And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.

  3. Genesis 19:14Rank 3 from verse 11
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    14And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

  4. Psalms 126:1Rank 4 from verse 11
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    1WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

  5. 2 Kings 7:2Rank 5 from verse 11
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    2Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

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Luke 24:11

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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seemed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of seem, meaning to appear, be regarded, or be fitting.

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idle

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Sense 1: Inactive, not working, unemployed, slothful, or without useful occupation. Sense 2: Empty, fruitless, careless, unprofitable, or lacking credible effect, as of words or tales.

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

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believed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of believe. Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

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10It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.

11And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

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12Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

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