was KJV

“Was” is in the King James Bible 4,531 times, in 3,638 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

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“was” is under Be.

BE, verb intransitive substantive, participle present tense being; participle passive been.[The sense is to stand, remain or be fixed; hence to continue. This verb is defective, and its defects are supplied by verbs from other roots, as, is, was, were, which have no radical connection with be The case is the same with the substantive verb in most languages.]

1. To be fixed; to exist; to have a real state or existence, for a longer or shorter time.

Let this mind be in you, which was in Christ Jesus. Phil 2:1.

To be contents his natural desire.

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From Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language (1828).

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Acts
  1. 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
  2. 2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
  3. 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
  4. 2:24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
  5. 2:26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
  6. 2:31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
  7. 3:2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
  8. 3:10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
  9. 3:11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
  10. 3:13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
  11. 3:20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
  12. 4:3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
  13. 4:4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
  14. 4:11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
  15. 4:14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
  16. 4:21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
  17. 4:22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.
  18. 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
  19. 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
  20. 4:33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
  21. 4:34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
  22. 4:35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
  23. 4:36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
  24. 5:4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
  25. 5:7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
  26. 5:36 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
  27. 6:1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
  28. 7:2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
  29. 7:4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
  30. 7:9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
  31. 7:12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
  32. 7:13 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
  33. 7:20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:
  34. 7:21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
  35. 7:22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
  36. 7:23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
  37. 7:24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
  38. 7:29 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
  39. 7:38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
  40. 7:58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
  41. 8:1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
  42. 8:8 And there was great joy in that city.
  43. 8:9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
  44. 8:13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
  45. 8:16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
  46. 8:18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
  47. 8:28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
  48. 8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
  49. 8:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
  50. 8:40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

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