23 occurrences

'Suppose' in the Bible

Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?

Verse ConceptsFiftiesDestruction Of CitiesNot SparingNumbers Of Righteous People

Suppose the fifty righteous are lacking five, will You destroy the whole city because of five?” And He said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

Verse ConceptsFive PeopleFortiesNumbers Of Righteous PeopleShortage Other Than Food

He spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose forty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it on account of the forty.”

Verse ConceptsFortiesNumbers Of Righteous People

Then he said, “Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak; suppose thirty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

Verse ConceptsThirtyLet Not God Be AngryNumbers Of Righteous PeopleSpeaking To God

And he said, “Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord; suppose twenty are found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it on account of the twenty.”

Verse ConceptsTwentyNumbers Of Righteous PeopleSpeaking To God

Then he said, “Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it on account of the ten.”

Verse ConceptsGod, Patience OfTen PeopleLet Not God Be AngryNumbers Of Righteous PeopleSpeaking To GodWorth

The servant said to him, “Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came?”

Verse ConceptsReturning to the oldPeople Unwilling

I said to my master, ‘Suppose the woman does not follow me.’

Verse ConceptsPeople Unwilling

Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, responded, “Do not let my lord suppose they have put to death all the young men, the king’s sons, for Amnon alone is dead; because by the intent of Absalom this has been determined since the day that he violated his sister Tamar.

Verse ConceptsPrincesNamed SistersKilling Named IndividualsHalf brothers

and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

Verse ConceptsDelusionsPeople Of God, In NtHeredityAbility, God's PowerHypocrites, Description OfSelf DelusionWorry And StressRaising ChildrenBuilding Relationships

“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.

Verse ConceptsPagansPrayerfulnessHeathenMan's Conduct Towards GodChantingLack Of MeaningWhat Foreigners DoSaying RepeatedlyExamples of secret prayerRewards Of RitualPraying

Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”

Verse ConceptsReckoningPeople Forgiving OthersDebtGod's ForgivenessLove And ForgivenessForgiveness Kjvforgiving

Then He said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves;

Verse ConceptsMidnightRequesting FoodThree Other ThingsBreadFriendship And LoveFriendship And TrustLosing A FriendLosing FriendsPersistenceperserverancenagging

Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?

Verse ConceptsSnakesRepulsive FoodFathers And SonsBreadGivingBeing A Good FatherFishfatherhoodparenthood

And Jesus said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate?

Verse ConceptsThinking Aright

Or do you suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem?

Verse ConceptsAccidentsSuffering, Causes OfTowersEighteenDeath Of Other GroupsThings FallingTragedybridges

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they *were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself *would not contain the books that *would be written.

Verse ConceptsFigures Of SpeechDifferent ThingsNo RoomWriting The New TestamentThe WorldThe Biblespacestories

For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day;

Verse ConceptsHourDrunkennessdrunkards

And while John was completing his course, he kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

Verse ConceptsSandalsShoesWho Is John The Baptist?Undoing Fastenings

And there occurred a great uproar; and some of the scribes of the Pharisaic party stood up and began to argue heatedly, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

Verse ConceptsTeachers Of The LawSpirit BeingsSound

But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God?

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceCondemnation Of The WickedEscaping From GodJudgmentsJudgementJudging Others Actionspractice

Bible Theasaurus

Fancy (4 instances)
Imagine (29 instances)
Imagine (29 instances)
Reckon (36 instances)
Suppose (86 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
δοκέω 
Dokeo 
Usage: 45

λογίζομαι 
Logizomai 
Usage: 40

νομίζω 
Nomizo 
suppose , think , be wont
Usage: 12

οἴομαι οἶμαι 
Oiomai 
Usage: 3

ὑπολαμβάνω 
Hupolambano 
Usage: 4

ὑπονοέω 
Huponoeo 
Usage: 3

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