38 occurrences in 13 translations

'Truly' in the Bible

And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainBlood, as symbol of guiltDeath penaltyRevenge, And RetaliationSanctity Of LifeSevenfoldRestraints From KillingMarks On PeopleDeath Penalty For KillingMan AvengingRevenge

And he gave him the name of Noah, saying, Truly, he will give us rest from our trouble and the hard work of our hands, because of the earth which was cursed by God.

Verse ConceptsCurses, DivineAgriculture, Effects Of FallImperfection, Influence OfPunishment, Nature OfWork, And The FallTypes Of ChristComfort, Of FriendsGod CursingThe Fact Of ToilPeople With Apt NamesAgriculture

Truly, I will make my agreement with you and with your seed after you,

Verse ConceptsThe RainbowRainbow

Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;

Verse ConceptsBeauty, In WomenWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureTrust In RelationshipsThe Beauty Of NatureBeing Beautifulsarah

And he said to Abram, Truly, your seed will be living in a land which is not theirs, as servants to a people who will be cruel to them for four hundred years;

Verse ConceptsForeignersOppression, Nature Of100 Years And MoreSojourningSure KnowledgeThose OppressedReckoned As ForeignersGroups Of SlavesStrangers in israelDescendants ofslaveryoppression

So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, "You are "God who sees,' because I have truly seen the one who looks after me."

Verse ConceptsVeilsNames Of GodGod, All knowingGod Seeing All The EarthThose Who Saw GodVisibilityOther References To God's Name

And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.

Verse ConceptsBabies, Blessing From GodMothers Of KingsGifts Of GodGod Will BlessOther Gifts Of GodMothers And SonsBabies Being A Blessingsarah

As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Family And DescendantsThe Number TwelveAbraham, Testing And VictoryAnswered PrayerProsperity PromisedGod Multipling PeopleTwelve BeingsBlessed By GodGod Paid Attention To MeSons Being A Blessingfruitfulness

But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night, and said to him, Truly you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.

Verse ConceptsBad DreamsDreamsDreams, Examples OfNightDeath As PunishmentTransferring WivesDirect Communication Through Dreams

My lord, truly you are a great chief among us; take the best of our resting-places for your dead; not one of us will keep back from you a place where you may put your dead to rest.

Verse ConceptsPrincesAbraham, In SocietySepulchresConsentThe Cave Of MachpelahBurying places

And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

Verse ConceptsChanging DirectionGiving InformationTurning To Right And Left

And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me?

Verse ConceptsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon Happen

And Isaac said, Come near so that I may put my hand on you, my son, and see if you are truly my son Esau or not.

Verse ConceptsDistinguishingIs It Really?Contact With People

And he said, Are you truly my son Esau? And he said, I am.

Verse ConceptsIs It Really?This Is Me

And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it.

Verse ConceptsFear, Caused ByRising EarlyMorning DevotionsThe Presence Of Godawakening

And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.

Verse ConceptsBonesBodyOne MonthSame Bone And Fleshspace

And you said, Truly, I will be good to you, and make your seed like the sand of the sea which may not be numbered.

Verse ConceptsUncountableImpossible For PeopleGod Doing GoodSand And Gravel

Jacob replied, “No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then accept my gift [as a blessing] from my hand, for I see your face as if I had seen the face of God, and you have received me favorably.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly FacesSmiling

And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalBlessings, To AbrahamBodyGod, Power OfProcreationI Am Godfruitfulness

For in fact I was taken (stolen) from the land of the Hebrews by [unlawful] force, and even here I have done nothing for which they should put me in the dungeon.”

Verse ConceptsDungeonsKidnappingImmigrants

Then they said to one another, “Truly we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us.”

Verse ConceptsGuilty ConsciencesGuilt, Human Aspects OfAfflicted Saints, Examples OfFound GuiltyPeople Without MercyWhy It HappenedHuman Awareness Of Guilt

Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.

Verse ConceptsDoing Things TwicePeople Who Delayed

and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down here the first time to buy food;

Verse ConceptsBuying Food

Is not this the cup from which my lord takes wine and by which he gets knowledge of the future? Truly, you have done evil.

The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him,

Verse ConceptsPeople Torn To PiecesNot Seeing People

Now truly, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which says these things to you.

Verse ConceptsThis Is MeSeeing People

And they said to him, Truly you have kept us from death; may we have grace in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

Verse ConceptsSubjectionKept Alive By MenGroups Of SlavesIndividuals Saving Others

And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

Verse ConceptsKindnessLoyaltyA Time To DieThighsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenImmigrants

And said to me, Truly, I will make you fertile and give you increase and will make of you a great family of nations: and I will give this land to your seed after you to be their heritage for ever.

Verse ConceptsGod, The EternalEternal Possessionfruitfulness

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest ChildPeople With General KnowledgeRules About Young People

Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

Verse ConceptsBowing Before Joseph

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Genuinely (7 instances)
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