16 occurrences

'Surely' in the Bible

Hannah said, "Sir, as surely as you are alive, I'm the woman who stood before you here praying to the LORD.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities OfStandingThis Is Me

If the man told him, "They must surely burn up the fat first, and then take for yourself whatever you desire," the servant would say, "No, give it now, and if you don't, I'll take it by force!"

Indeed, as the LORD who delivers Israel lives, even if the sin is with my son Jonathan, he will surely die!" Not a single one of the soldiers answered him.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Being SilentKilling Will HappenOthers Not Answering

Saul said, "May God do this to me and even more, if you don't surely die, Jonathan!"

Verse ConceptsDeath As Punishment

Then Samuel said, "Bring Agag king of Amalek to me." Agag came to him in fetters, saying to himself, "Surely the bitterness of death is past."

Verse ConceptsOptimismNot DyingDeath AvertedBitterness

When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab, and said, "Surely he's the LORD's anointed."

Verse ConceptsWorthinessLooking Intently At PeopleLeadership Qualities

When Saul saw David going out to meet the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of the army, "Whose son is this young man, Abner?" Abner said, "As surely as you live, your majesty, I don't know."

Verse ConceptsNot Knowing PeopleWho Is This?

Then I'll send a servant, saying, "Go, find the arrows.' If I specifically say to the servant, "Look, the arrows are on this side of you, get them,' then come out because it's safe for you, and, as surely as the LORD lives, there is no danger.

Verse ConceptsSeeking For Concrete Things

Saul didn't say anything that day because he told himself, "Something has happened; he's unclean; surely he's not clean."

Verse ConceptsPurity, Nature OfIndividuals Being SilentPeople Being Unclean

The king said, "Ahimelech, you will surely die, you and all your father's family!"

Now David had said, "Surely it was for nothing that I protected everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness, and nothing was missing of all that belonged to him. But he has repaid me with evil for good!

Verse ConceptsIngratitudeReward, HumanMannersUseless LabourPeople Actually Doing Evil

For as surely as the LORD God of Israel lives, the one who restrained me from harming you indeed, had you not quickly come to meet me, by dawn there wouldn't be a single male left to Nabal."

Verse ConceptsUrinatingDeath Of All Males

Saul told David, "Blessed are you, my son David. In whatever you do you will surely succeed." So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfSons Being A Blessingsaul

Saul swore to her by the LORD: "As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment will come on you for this thing."

Then Achish summoned David and told him, "As surely as the LORD lives, you are trustworthy, and it seems good to me for you to campaign with me as part of the army. Indeed, I've not found any evil in you from the time you came to me until now. But the leaders don't approve of you.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfGoing Out And Coming In

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
βέβαιος 
Bebaios 
Usage: 9

ἀληθῶς 
Alethos 
of a truth , indeed , surely , truly , very ,
Usage: 13

ἀσφαλής 
Asphales 
Usage: 5

ἀσφαλίζω 
Asphalizo 
Usage: 4

ἔγγυος 
Egguos 
Usage: 1

μήν 
men 
surely 9
Usage: 1

ναί 
Nai 
yea , even so , yes , truth , verily , surely
Usage: 24

πάντως 
Pantos 
by all means , altogether , surely , must needs , no doubt , in no wise , at all
Usage: 8

πιστός 
Pistos 
Usage: 51

πληροφορέω 
Plerophoreo 
Usage: 5

στερεός 
Stereos 
Usage: 4

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