'Even' in the Bible

The arrogance of Israel testifies against it; Israel and Ephraim will be overthrown because of their iniquity. Even Judah will be brought down with them.

O Samaria, he has rejected your calf idol! My anger burns against them! They will not survive much longer without being punished, even though they are Israelites!

They sow the wind, and so they will reap the whirlwind! The stalk does not have any standing grain; it will not produce any flour. Even if it were to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it all up.

Even though they have hired lovers among the nations, I will soon gather them together for judgment. Then they will begin to waste away under the oppression of a mighty king.

Look! Even if they flee from the destruction, Egypt will take hold of them, and Memphis will bury them. The weeds will inherit the silver they treasure -- thorn bushes will occupy their homes.

Ephraim will be like a bird; what they value will fly away. They will not bear children -- they will not enjoy pregnancy -- they will not even conceive!

Even if they raise their children, I will take away every last one of them. Woe to them! For I will turn away from them.

Ephraim will be struck down -- their root will be dried up; they will not yield any fruit. Even if they do bear children, I will kill their precious offspring.

Even the calf idol will be carried to Assyria, as tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced; Israel will be put to shame because of its wooden idol.

Even now they persist in sin! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen! There is a saying about them: "Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!"

Even though he flourishes like a reed plant, a scorching east wind will come, a wind from the Lord rising up from the desert. As a result, his spring will dry up; his well will become dry. That wind will spoil all his delightful foods in the containers in his storehouse.

Listen to the cattle groan! The herds of livestock wander around in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

Even the wild animals cry out to you; for the river beds have dried up; fire has destroyed the grassy pastures.

"Yet even now," the Lord says, "return to me with all your heart -- with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Tear your hearts, not just your garments!"

Even on male and female servants I will pour out my Spirit in those days.

Why are you doing these things to me, Tyre and Sidon? Are you trying to get even with me, land of Philistia? I will very quickly repay you for what you have done!

Even if you offer me burnt and grain offerings, I will not be satisfied; I will not look with favor on your peace offerings of fattened calves.

Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.

Even if they were to hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I would hunt them down and take them from there. Even if they tried to hide from me at the bottom of the sea, from there I would command the Sea Serpent to bite them.

Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will not let them out of my sight; they will experience disaster, not prosperity."

"For look, I am giving a command and I will shake the family of Israel together with all the nations. It will resemble a sieve being shaken, when not even a pebble falls to the ground.

Even if you were to soar high like an eagle, even if you were to make your nest among the stars, I can bring you down even from there!" says the Lord.

Hearing this, the men became even more afraid and said to him, "What have you done?" (The men said this because they knew that he was trying to escape from the Lord, because he had previously told them.)

Should I not be even more concerned about Nineveh, this enormous city? There are more than one hundred twenty thousand people in it who do not know right from wrong, as well as many animals!"

For Samaria's disease is incurable. It has infected Judah; it has spread to the leadership of my people and has even contaminated Jerusalem!

Don't spread the news in Gath! Don't shed even a single tear! In Beth Leaphrah sit in the dust!

He will assume his post and shepherd the people by the Lord's strength, by the sovereign authority of the Lord his God. They will live securely, for at that time he will be honored even in the distant regions of the earth.

You will eat, but not be satisfied. Even if you have the strength to overtake some prey, you will not be able to carry it away; if you do happen to carry away something, I will deliver it over to the sword.

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Don't even share secrets with the one who lies in your arms!

This is what the Lord says: "Even though they are powerful -- and what is more, even though their army is numerous -- nevertheless, they will be destroyed and trickle away! Although I afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

Yet she went into captivity as an exile; even her infants were smashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her nobility; all her dignitaries were bound with chains.

"Look at the nations and pay attention! You will be shocked and amazed! For I will do something in your lifetime that you will not believe even though you are forewarned.

For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass -- it will not arrive late.

Flocks and herds will lie down in the middle of it, as well as every kind of wild animal. Owls will sleep in the tops of its support pillars; they will hoot through the windows. Rubble will cover the thresholds; even the cedar work will be exposed to the elements.

Even so, take heart, Zerubbabel,' says the Lord. 'Take heart, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all you citizens of the land,' says the Lord, 'and begin to work. For I am with you,' says the Lord who rules over all.

Do not fear, because I made a promise to your ancestors when they left Egypt, and my spirit even now testifies to you.'

Your eyes will see it, and then you will say, 'May the Lord be magnified even beyond the border of Israel!'"

Yet you ask, "Why?" The Lord is testifying against you on behalf of the wife you married when you were young, to whom you have become unfaithful even though she is your companion and wife by law.

No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.

"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the Lord who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch.

Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don't they?

And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don't they?

And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?

Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!

And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won't he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

And the men were amazed and said, "What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!"

Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.

For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

Jesus said, "Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

The crowd scolded them to get them to be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

Jesus answered them, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' it will happen.

They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

"But as for that day and hour no one knows it -- not even the angels in heaven -- except the Father alone.

For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you." And all the disciples said the same thing.

Then he said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me."

After a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said, "You really are one of them too -- even your accent gives you away!"

But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.

In the same way even the chief priests -- together with the experts in the law and elders -- were mocking him:

They were all amazed so that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."

So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by the door, and he preached the word to them.

For this reason the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."

I tell you the truth, people will be forgiven for all sins, even all the blasphemies they utter.

For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."

It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground --

They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, "Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!"

He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.

She answered, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."

People were completely astounded and said, "He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."

Jesus sent him home, saying, "Do not even go into the village."

They were even more astonished and said to one another, "Then who can be saved?"

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Peter said to him, "Even if they all fall away, I will not!"

But Peter insisted emphatically, "Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you." And all of them said the same thing.

He said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay alert."

Yet even on this point their testimony did not agree.

But he denied it: "I don't even understand what you're talking about!" Then he went out to the gateway, and a rooster crowed.

In the same way even the chief priests -- together with the experts in the law -- were mocking him among themselves: "He saved others, but he cannot save himself!

But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you."

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."

Then he began to tell them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled even as you heard it being read."

But the news about him spread even more, and large crowds were gathering together to hear him and to be healed of their illnesses.

"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full.

because he loves our nation, and even built our synagogue."

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. He turned and said to the crowd that followed him, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith!"

(Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God's justice, because they had been baptized with John's baptism.

But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?"

So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him."

Then he said to them, "Where is your faith?" But they were afraid and amazed, saying to one another, "Who then is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!"

Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.'

Then the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!"

I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man's sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

But Jesus replied, "Woe to you experts in religious law as well! You load people down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you yourselves refuse to touch the burdens with even one of your fingers!

In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.