'Even' in the Bible

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.

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

Then the offering to the LORD by Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable as it was in the past, even as in former years.

Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?

Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

And they shall be mine, saith Jehovah of hosts, even mine own possession, in the day that I make; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

"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.

“Remember the law of Moses My servant, even the statutes and ordinances which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel.

Even now the ax is ready to strike the root of the trees! Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

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 ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

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

And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed 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?

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and told those who were following him, "I tell all of you with certainty, not even in Israel have I found this kind of faith!

When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

Do not take gold, or silver, or [even] copper money in your money belt,

or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.

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.

You will even be brought before governors and kings because of Me, to bear witness to them and to the nations.

“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will even rise up against their parents and have them put to death.

But even the hairs of your head have all been counted.

I tell all of you with certainty, whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple will never lose his reward."

Really, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet!

I tell all of you with certainty, among those born of women no one has appeared who is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least important person in the kingdom from heaven is greater than he.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.

Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

He said to them, “Have you not read [in the Scriptures] what David did when he was hungry, he and those who accompanied him—

For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

For even as Jonas was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, thus shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

But when even was come, his disciples came to him saying, The place is desert, and much of the day time already gone by; dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.

And having dismissed the crowds, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when even was come, he was alone there,

“Are even you still lacking in understanding?” He asked.

“Yes, Lord,” she said, “yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table!”

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

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

He was transformed in front of them, and His face shone like the sun. Even His clothes became as white as the light.

but I say into you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them.

Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

If he pays no attention to them, tell the church. But if he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like an unbeliever and a tax collector to you.

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name’s sake will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

When the crowd told them harshly to be silent, they shouted even louder, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

Tell Daughter Zion,“Look, your King is coming to you,gentle, and mounted on a donkey,even on a colt,the foal of a beast of burden.”

And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,

Jesus answered them, “I assure you: If you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him. Tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him, but you, when you saw it, didn’t even change your minds then and believe him.

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.

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven.

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.]

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

“Therefore, take notice, I am sending you prophets and wise men [interpreters, teachers] and scribes [men educated in the Mosaic Law and the writings of the prophets]; some of them you will kill and even crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues, and pursue and persecute from city to city,

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet and they will gather together His elect (God’s chosen ones) from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known -- not even the messengers of the heavens -- except my Father only;

For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born.

Peter told Him, “Even if everyone runs away because of You, I will never run away!”

“Even if I have to die with You,” Peter told Him, “I will never deny You!” And all the disciples said the same thing.

Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

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!

Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

And Peter followed him at a distance, even to the palace of the high priest, and entering in sat with the officers to see the end.

But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally, two who came forward

After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, “You certainly are one of them, since even your accent gives you away.”

Then he began to curse [that is, to invoke God’s judgment on himself] and swear [an oath], “I do not know the man!” And at that moment a rooster crowed.

But He didn’t answer him on even one charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

And he said, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they began to shout even louder, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

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

In the same way even the criminals who were crucified with Him kept taunting Him.

When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

Trembling from fear, even the guards themselves became catatonic.

He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way.

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.