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Matthew 12:14–15

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Matthew 12:14

14¶ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

Matthew 12:15

15But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 12:14

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Pharisees

Members of a Jewish sect known for strict observance of its religious traditions.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

held

Kept, possessed, maintained, restrained, or regarded, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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against

Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

destroy

To ruin, demolish, kill, consume, or bring to an end.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 12:15

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

healed

Restored to a sound state.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 14

  1. John 11:53
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  2. John 10:39
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  3. John 5:18
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  4. Luke 6:11
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  5. Mark 3:6
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From verse 15

  1. Mark 3:7–12
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  2. Matthew 10:23
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  3. John 11:54
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  4. John 7:1
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  5. Matthew 19:2
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