Topic
Very
12 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.
- Genesis 27:21ISBE
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
- Genesis 27:24ISBE
And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
- Joshua 10:27ISBE
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.
- 2 Chronicles 16:8ISBE
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.
- Zechariah 9:5ISBE
Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
- Matthew 18:31ISBE
So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
- Matthew 26:7ISBE
There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
- Mark 16:4ISBE
And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
- John 7:26ISBE
But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
- John 14:11ISBE
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
- Romans 13:6ISBE
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:13ISBE
And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 13 references
ver'-i: As adjective (from verus, "true"), "true," "real," "actual," etc. (Ge 27:21,24, "my very son Esau"; Jos 10:27, "this very day"; Joh 7:26, "the very Christ," etc.); chiefly as adverb, "in a high degree," "extremely." As ab adverb it is commonly in the Old Testament the translation of me'odh, and in the New Testament represents, as adjective and adverb, several Greek words, as alethos, "truly" (Joh 7:26, above), autos (Joh 14:11, "the very works' sake"; Ro 13:6), sphodra (Mt 18:31, "very sorry," the Revised Version (British and American) "exceeding sorry"; Mr 16:4, "very great," the Revised Version (British and American) "exceeding"), huper- (in composition 1Th 5:13), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) frequently omits "very," and also substitutes other words for it, as "exceeding" (2Ch 16:8; Mt 26:7; compare above), "sore" (Zec 9:5), etc.
W. L. Walker
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.