'Even' in the Bible

Even inanimate things that produce sounds—whether flute or harp—if they don’t make a distinction in the notes, how will what is played on the flute or harp be recognized?

It is written in the law:I will speak to these peopleby people of other languagesand by the lips of foreigners,and even then, they will not listen to Me,says the Lord.

and perhaps I will remain with you or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way wherever I go.

For we don’t want you to be unaware, brothers, of our affliction that took place in Asia: we were completely overwhelmed—beyond our strength—so that we even despaired of life.

For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness overflows with even more glory.

For if what was fading away was glorious, what endures will be even more glorious.

Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.

From now on, then, we do not know anyone in a purely human way. Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now we no longer know Him in this way.

and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

For even if I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it—even though I did regret it since I saw that the letter grieved you, yet only for a little while.

So even though I wrote to you, it was not because of the one who did wrong, or because of the one who was wronged, but in order that your diligence for us might be made plain to you in the sight of God.

For this reason we have been comforted.In addition to our comfort, we rejoiced even more over the joy Titus had, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you.

And his affection toward you is even greater as he remembers the obedience of all of you, and how you received him with fear and trembling.

We have also sent with them our brother. We have often tested him in many circumstances and found him to be diligent—and now even more diligent because of his great confidence in you.

We, however, will not boast beyond measure but according to the measure of the area of ministry that God has assigned to us, which reaches even to you.

I have become a fool; you forced it on me. I should have been endorsed by you, since I am not in any way inferior to the “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

Now we pray to God that you do nothing wrong—not that we may appear to pass the test, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear to fail.

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel other than what we have preached to you, a curse be on him!

But not even Titus who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

But we did not give up and submit to these people for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would be preserved for you.

Then the rest of the Jews joined his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

Brothers, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to even a human covenant that has been ratified.

For even the circumcised don’t keep the law themselves; however, they want you to be circumcised in order to boast about your flesh.

made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!

But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints.

For it is shameful even to mention what is done by them in secret.

Most of the brothers in the Lord have gained confidence from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the message fearlessly.

He humbled Himself by becoming obedientto the point of death—even to death on a cross.

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

For even in Thessalonica you sent gifts for my need several times.

So we wanted to come to you—even I, Paul, time and again—but Satan hindered us.

Finally then, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you must walk and please God—as you are doing—do so even more.

In fact, you are doing this toward all the brothers in the entire region of Macedonia. But we encourage you, brothers, to do so even more,

however, she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.

But avoid irreverent, empty speech, for this will produce an even greater measure of godlessness.

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave—as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self.

Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.

Even though we are speaking this way, dear friends, in your case we are confident of the better things connected with salvation.

Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath,

Now consider how great this man was—even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the plunder to him!

That is why even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood.

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.

By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she considered that the One who had promised was faithful.

He considered God to be able even to raise someone from the dead, and as an illustration, he received him back.

Furthermore, we had natural fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn’t we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?

for they could not bear what was commanded: And if even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned!

Make sure that you do not reject the One who speaks. For if they did not escape when they rejected Him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from Him who warns us from heaven.

You don’t even know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like smoke that appears for a little while, then vanishes.

In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, even if some disobey the Christian message, they may be won over without a message by the way their wives live

But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear or be disturbed,

Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you have.

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.

Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard, “Antichrist is coming,” even now many antichrists have come. We know from this that it is the last hour.

This is why, if I come, I will remind him of the works he is doing, slandering us with malicious words. And he is not satisfied with that! He not only refuses to welcome the brothers himself, but he even stops those who want to do so and expels them from the church.

save others by snatching them from the fire; have mercy on others but with fear, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

I know where you live—where Satan’s throne is! And you are holding on to My name and did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of Antipas, My faithful witness who was killed among you, where Satan lives.

But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look in it.

And I cried and cried because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or even to look in it.

He also performs great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in front of people.