'Exceedingly' in the Bible
Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written and forever remains written, ‘You shall not test the Lord your God.’”
and they will kill Him, and He will be raised [from death to life] on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved and distressed.
Being deeply grieved and extremely distressed, each one of them began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”
They were filled with great fear, and said to each other, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
The king was deeply grieved, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests [who might have regarded him as weak], he was unwilling to [break his word and] refuse her.
Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased [as if exhausted by its own activity]; and they were completely overwhelmed,
They were completely and utterly astonished, and said to Him, “Then who can be saved [from the wrath of God]?”
And He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved and overwhelmed with sorrow, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”
for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they ended, He was hungry.
Jesus replied to him, “It is said [in Scripture], ‘you shall not tempt the Lord your God [to prove Himself to you].’”
But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.
When Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time because of what he had heard about Him, and was hoping to see some [miraculous] sign [even something spectacular] done by Him.
‘Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted exceedingly;Moreover my flesh also will live in hope [that is, will encamp in anticipation of the resurrection];
It was at this [critical] time that Moses was born; and he was lovely in the sight of God, and for three months he was nourished in his father’s house.
But I will very gladly spend [my own resources] and be utterly spent for your souls. If I love you greatly, am I to be loved less [by you]?
However, each man among you [without exception] is to love his wife as his very own self [with behavior worthy of respect and esteem, always seeking the best for her with an attitude of lovingkindness], and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear].
We ought always and indeed are morally obligated [as those in debt] to give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is fitting, because your faith is growing ever greater, and the [unselfish] love of each one of you toward one another is continually increasing.
Be on guard against him yourself, because he vigorously opposed our message.
In this you rejoice greatly, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
For by these He has bestowed on us His precious and magnificent promises [of inexpressible value], so that by them you may escape from the immoral freedom that is in the world because of disreputable desire, and become sharers of the divine nature.
And those [non-believers] who live on the earth will gloat over them and rejoice; and they will send gifts [in celebration] to one another, because these two prophets tormented and troubled those who live on the earth.