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Luke 24:21

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But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
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  1. Luke 1:68Rank 1 from verse 21
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    68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

  2. Isaiah 59:20Rank 2 from verse 21
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    20¶ And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord.

  3. 1 Peter 1:18–19Rank 3 from verse 21
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    18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

    19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

  4. Luke 2:38Rank 4 from verse 21
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    38And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

  5. Acts 1:6Rank 5 from verse 21
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    6When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

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Luke 24:21

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

trusted

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Delivered in confidence to the care of another. Confided in; relied on; depended on; applied to persons.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

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

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redeemed

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Sense 1: Bought back, recovered, or released by payment, substitute, or appointed valuation. Sense 2: Rescued, freed, or delivered from bondage, evil, enemies, death, sin, the curse, or another stated power.

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

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

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

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20And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

21But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

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22Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;

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