'Even' in the Bible

If therefore your eye, even the right eye, is a snare to you, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should be thrown into Gehenna.

For if you love only those who love you, what reward have you earned? Do not even the tax-gatherers do that?

And if you salute only your near relatives, what praise is due to you? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

and yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificence could array himself like one of these.

"Provide no gold, nor even silver nor copper to carry in your pockets;

And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet.

and you will even be put on trial before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.

And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I solemnly tell you that he will not lose his reward."

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted even to Heaven? Even to Hades shalt thou descend. For had the mighty works been done in Sodom which have been done in thee, it would have remained until now.

For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, from him even what he has shall be taken away.

"Are even you," He answered, "still without intellingence?

"Be it so, Sir," she said, "for even the dogs eat the scraps which fall from their masters' tables."

Do you not yet understand? nor even remember the 5,000 and the five loaves, and how many basketfuls you carried away,

If he refuses to hear them, appeal to the Church; and if he refuses to hear even the Church, regard him just as you regard a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.

"Tell the Daughter of Zion, 'See, thy King is coming to thee, gentle, and yet mounted on an ass, even on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'"

"I solemnly tell you," said Jesus, "that if you have an unwavering faith, you shall not only perform such a miracle as this of the fig-tree, but that even if you say to this mountain, 'Be thou lifted up and hurled into the sea,' it shall be done;

For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you, were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him.

For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying wonderful signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, were it possible, even God's own People.

"But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

(For to every one who has, more shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him who has nothing, even what he has shall be taken away.)

"Even if I must die with you," declared Peter, "I will never disown you." In like manner protested all the disciples.

Then He came to the disciples and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Alas, none of you could keep awake with me for even a single hour!

And Peter kept following Him at a distance, till he came even to the court of the High Priest's palace, where he entered and sat down among the officers to see the issue.

Insults of the same kind were heaped on Him even by the robbers who were being crucified with Him.

And all were amazed and awe-struck, so they began to ask one another, "What does this mean? Here is a new sort of teaching--and a tone of authority! And even to foul spirits he issues orders and they obey him!"

and such numbers of people came together that there was no longer room for them even round the door. He was speaking His Message to them,

so that the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."

And He went into a house. But again the crowd assembled, so that there was no opportunity for them even to snatch a meal.

For those who have will have more given them; and from those who have not, even what they have will be taken away."

Then they were filled with terror, and began to say to one another, "Who is this, then? For even wind and sea obey Him."

This man lived among the tombs, nor could any one now secure him even with a chain;

He even swore to her, "Whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

Then He said to them, "Come away, all of you, to a quiet place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, so that they had no time even for meals.

The amazement was extreme. "He succeeds in everything he attempts," they exclaimed; "he even makes deaf men hear and dumb men speak!"

So He sent him home, and added, "Do not even go into the village."

"Have you not read even this passage," He added, "'The stone which the builders rejected has become the Cornerstone:

For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying signs and prodigies with a view to lead astray--if indeed that were possible--even God's own People.

"But as to that day or the exact time no one knows--not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

"Even if I must die with you," declared Peter again and again, "I will never disown you." In like manner protested also all the disciples.

A third time He came, and then He said, "Sleep on and rest. Enough! the hour has come. Even now they are betraying the Son of Man into the hands of sinful men.

But not even in this shape was their testimony consistent.

This Christ, the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even the men who were being crucified with Him heaped insults on Him.

These, again, went and told the news to the rest; but not even them did they believe.

And signs shall attend those who believe, even such as these. By making use of my name they shall expel demons. They shall speak new languages.

And even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees, so that every tree which fails to yield good fruit will quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire."

"If you love those who love you, what credit is it to you? Why, even bad men love those who love them.

And if you are kind to those who are kind to you, what credit is it to you? Even bad men act thus.

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is it to you? Even bad men lend to their fellows so as to receive back an equal amount.

Jesus listened to the Captain's message and was astonished at him, and He turned and said to the crowd that followed Him, "I tell you that not even in Israel have I found faith like that."

No oil did you pour even on my head; but she has poured perfume upon my feet.

Then the other guests began to say to themselves, "Who can this man be who even forgives sins?"

Be careful, therefore, how you hear; for whoever has anything, to him more shall be given, and whoever has nothing, even that which he thinks he has shall be taken away from him."

When the Seventy returned, they exclaimed joyfully, "Master, even the demons submit to us when we utter your name."

"I tell you that even if he will not rise and give him the loaves because he is his friend, at any rate because of his persistency he will rouse himself and give him as many as he requires.

If then you are unable to do even a very little thing, why be over-anxious about other matters?

Observe the lilies, how they grow. They neither labour nor spin. And yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was as beautifully dressed as one of these.

But if that servant should say in his heart, 'My Master is a long time in coming,' and should begin to beat the menservants and the maids, and to eat and drink, drinking even to excess;

"I came to throw fire upon the earth, and what is my desire? Oh that it were even now kindled!

"Salt is good: but if even the salt has become tasteless, what will you use to season it?

"'If they are deaf to Moses and the Prophets,' replied Abraham, 'they would not be led to believe even if some one should rise from the dead.'"

It would be well for him if, with a millstone round his neck, he were lying at the bottom of the sea, rather than that he should cause even one of these little ones to fall.

The Pharisee, standing erect, prayed as follows by himself: "'O God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people--I am not a thief nor a cheat nor an adulterer, nor do I even resemble this tax-gatherer.

"'I tell you that to every one who has anything, more shall be given; and from him who has not anything, even what he has shall be taken away.

"O that at this time thou hadst known--yes even thou--what makes peace possible! But now it is hid from thine eyes.

But that the dead rise to life even Moses clearly implies in the passage about the Bush, where he calls the Lord 'The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, friends; and some of you they will put to death.

But they violently insisted. "He stirs up the people," they said, "throughout all Judaea with His teaching--even from Galilee (where He first started)

that all may honour the Son even as they honour the Father. The man who withholds honour from the Son withholds honour from the Father who sent Him.

"Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal."

"Did not I choose you--the Twelve?" said Jesus, "and even of you one is a devil."

For even His brothers were not believers in Him.

If a child is circumcised even on a Sabbath day, are you bitter against me because I have restored a man to perfect health on a Sabbath day?

"Even if I am giving testimony about myself," replied Jesus, "my testimony is true; for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you know neither of these two things.

And even if I do judge, my judgement is just; for I am not alone, but the Father who sent me is with me.

But if they are, then even if you do not believe me, at least believe the deeds, that you may know and see clearly that the Father is in me, and that I am in the Father."

And even now I know that whatever you ask God for, God will give you."

"I am the Resurrection and the Life," said Jesus; "he who believes in me, even if he has died, he shall live;

took branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, shouting as they went, "God save him! Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord--even on the King of Israel!"

Nevertheless even from among the Rulers many believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not avow their belief, for fear they should be shut out from the synagogue.

even as Thou hast given Him authority over all mankind, so that on all whom Thou hast given Him He may bestow the Life of the Ages.

I am now no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I am coming to Thee. "Holy Father, keep them true to Thy name--the name which Thou hast given me to bear--that they may be one, even as we are.

that they may all be one, even as Thou art in me, O Father, and I am in Thee; that they also may be in us; that the world may believe that Thou didst send me.

"Do you refuse to speak even to me?" asked Pilate; "do you not know that I have it in my power either to release you or to crucify you?"

and even upon My bondservants, both men and women, at that time, I will pour out My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

and that He may send the Christ appointed beforehand for you--even Jesus.

so that they would even bring out their sick friends into the streets and lay them on light couches or mats, in order that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or other of them.

So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

but information of their intention was given to him. They even watched the gates, day and night, in order to murder him;

"And we are witnesses as to all that He did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. But they even put Him to death, by crucifixion.

"It is from among David's descendants that God, in fulfilment of His promise, has raised up a Saviour for Israel, even Jesus.

Even with words like these they had difficulty in preventing the thronging crowd from offering sacrifices to them.

In order that the rest of mankind may earnestly seek the Lord--even all the nations which are called by My name,"

Then he took them, even at that time of night, washed their wounds, and he and all his household were immediately baptized;

"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?" he asked them. "No," they replied, "we did not even hear that there is a Holy Spirit."

But even the sacrifice of my life I count as nothing, if only I may perfect my earthly course, and be faithful to the duty which the Lord Jesus has entrusted to me of proclaiming, as of supreme importance, the Good News of God's grace.

Therefore be on the alert; and remember that, night and day, for three years, I never ceased admonishing every one, even with tears.

His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

They laid hands on him, crying out, "Men of Israel, help! help! This is the man who goes everywhere preaching to everybody against the Jewish people and the Law and this place. And besides, he has even brought Gentiles into the Temple and has desecrated this holy place."

I beg you not to comply; for more than forty men among them are lying in wait for him, who have solemnly vowed that they will neither eat nor drink till they have assassinated him; and even now they are ready, in anticipation of receiving that promise of you."

He even attempted to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.