'Even' in the Bible

I have become a fool. You forced me to be one. Really, I should have been commended by you, for I am not in any way inferior to your "super-apostles," even if I am nothing.

We pray to God that you will not do anything wrong not to show that we have not failed the test, but so that you may do what is right, even if we seem to have failed.

But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that person be condemned!

But not even Titus, who was with me, was forced to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.

The other Jews also joined him in this hypocritical behavior, to the extent that even Barnabas was caught up in their hypocrisy.

Now what I am saying is this: As long as an heir is a child, he is no better off than a slave, even though he owns everything.

Even though my condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. On the contrary, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, or as if I were the Messiah Jesus.

(Now it is always good to be devoted to a good cause, even when I am not with you.)

Why, not even those who are circumcised obey the Law! They simply want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your external appearance.

even when we were dead because of our offenses, made us alive together with the Messiah (by grace you have been saved),

Do not let sexual sin, impurity of any kind, or greed even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints.

For it is shameful even to mention what is done by these disobedient people in secret.

And so, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I am absent, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

Yet even if I am being poured out like an offering as part of the sacrifice and service I offer for your faith, I rejoice, and I share my joy with all of you.

For I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of the Messiah.

Even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs not once, but twice.

Even when you were dead because of your offenses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with him when he forgave us all of our offenses,

even though as apostles of the Messiah we might have made such demands. Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother tenderly caring for her own children.

Now then, brothers, you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God, as in fact you are doing. We ask and encourage you in the Lord to do so even more.

In fact, you are showing love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia, but we urge you, brothers, to keep on doing this even more.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so through Jesus God will bring those who have died with him.

even though she will be saved through the birth of the Child, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, along with good judgment.

At the same time, they also learn how to be lazy while going from house to house. Not only this, but they even become gossips and keep busy by interfering in other people's lives, saying things they should not say.

Moreover, those who have believing masters should be respectful to them, because they are fellow believers. In fact, they must serve them even better, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dear to them. These are the things you must teach and exhort.

Because of it I am experiencing trouble, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. However, God's word is not chained.

so that they might escape from the Devil's snare, even though they've been held captive by him to do his will.

16no longer as a slave but better than a slave as a dear brother, especially to me, but even more so to you, both as a person and as a believer.

21Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you because I know that you will do even more than I ask.

even though they had seen my actions for 40 years. That is why I was indignant with that generation and said, "They are always going astray in their hearts, and they have not known my ways.'

even though his actions had been finished since the creation of the world. Somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day as follows: "On the seventh day God rested from all his actions,"

Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case, things that point to salvation.

Just look at how great this man was! Even Abraham the patriarch himself gave him a tenth of what he had captured!

The descendants of Levi who accept the priesthood have a commandment in the Law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their own brothers, even though they are also descendants of Abraham.

One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,

This point is even more obvious in that another priest who is like Melchizedek has appeared

Now if he were on earth, he would not even be a priest, because other men offer the gifts prescribed by the Law.

Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.

This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another even more as you see the day of the Lord coming nearer.

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did, and by faith he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faith he continues to speak, even though he is dead.

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.

By faith Sarah, even though she was old and barren, received the strength to conceive, because she was convinced that the one who had made the promise was faithful.

Still others endured taunts and floggings, and even chains and imprisonment.

Furthermore, we had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them for it. We should submit even more to the Father of our spirits and live, shouldn't we?

For you know that afterwards, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected because he could not find any opportunity to repent, even though he begged to repent with tears.

For they could not endure the command that was given: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death."

You believe that there is one God. That's fine! Even the demons believe that and tremble with fear.

You have condemned and murdered the one who is righteous, even though he did not rebel against you.

You greatly rejoice in this, even though you have to suffer various kinds of trials for a little while,

Though you have not seen him, you love him. And even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

Even the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours, carefully researched and investigated this salvation.

It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you in regard to the things that have now been announced to you by those who brought you the good news through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. These are things that even the angels desire to look into.

In a similar way, you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands so that, even if some of them refuse to obey the word, they may be won over without a word through your conduct as wives

But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. "Never be afraid of their threats, and never get upset.

Indeed, this is why the gospel was proclaimed even to those who have died, so that they could be judged in their mortal flesh like all humans and live in the spiritual realm like God.

Therefore, I intend to keep on reminding you about these things, even though you already know them and are firmly established in the truth that you now have.

Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.

Being bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to slander glorious beings. Yet even angels, although they are greater in strength and power, do not bring a slanderous accusation against them from the Lord.

Even now, little children, abide in him. Then, when he appears, we will have confidence and will not turn away from him in shame when he comes.

If anyone comes to you but does not present his teachings, do not receive him into your house or even welcome him,

For this reason, when I come I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with that, he refuses to receive the brothers. He even tries to stop those who want to accept them and throws them out of the church.

Now I want to remind you, even though you are fully aware of these things, that the Lord who once saved his people from the land of Egypt later destroyed those who did not believe.

Even the archangel Michael, when he argued with the Devil and fought over the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him. Instead, he said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"

Save others by snatching them from the fire. To others, show mercy with fear, hating even the clothes stained by their sinful lives.

Look! He is coming in the clouds. Every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. So be it! Amen.

"I know where you live. Satan's throne is there. Yet you hold on to my name and have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your presence, where Satan lives.

Our brothers conquered him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not cling to their lives even in the face of death.

It performs spectacular signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people.