Topic
Dear; Dearly
9 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Jeremiah 31:20ISBE
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.
- Luke 7:2ISBE
And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
- Acts 20:24ISBE
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
- 1 Corinthians 3:12ISBE
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
- Philippians 2:29ISBE
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:
- Colossians 1:13ISBE
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
- 1 Thessalonians 2:8ISBE
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
- 1 Peter 1:19ISBE
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
- 1 Peter 2:6ISBE
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 9 references
der, der'-li ("held at a great price," "highly valued"): In Ac 20:24, Paul does not hold his life "dear" (timios, "at a price"); compare 1Co 3:12, "costly stones"; 1Pe 1:19, "precious blood." Lu 7:2, the servant was "dear" to the centurion (entimos, "highly prized"; compare Php 2:29; 1Pe 2:6). 1Th 2:8, "very dear to us" (agapetos, "beloved"). In the Revised Version (British and American), agapetos is generally translated "beloved." "Dearly" before "beloved" of the King James Version is omitted in all passages in the Revised Version (British and American). The word "dear" occurs but once in the Old Testament, namely, Jer 31:20. the Revised Version (British and American) correctly changes "dear Son" of the King James Version (Col 1:13) into "the Son of his love."
H. E. Jacobs
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.