605 verses contain “sure” (in the KJV: 365, in the BSB: 430) — showing 1–100
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But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her.
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
And
surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your
lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from
anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
And he said unto
Abram, Know of a
surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall
afflict them four hundred years;
Then the LORD said to
Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be
enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
And I will
bless her, and give thee a son also of her:
yea, I will
bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
And I will
bless her and will
surely give you a son by her. I will
bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
And as for
Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he
beget, and I will make him a great nation.
As for
Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will
surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo,
Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And
Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
Then the LORD said, “I will
surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife
Sarah will have a son!” Now
Sarah was behind him,
listening at the entrance to the tent.
And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did
Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a
surety bear a child, which am old?
And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did
Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”
And Abraham said, Because I thought,
Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will
slay me for my wife’s sake.
Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
That in blessing I will
bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
I will
surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the
seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before
Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made
sureSo Ephron’s field at Machpelah near
Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made
sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of
Heth.
So the field and its cave were deeded by the
Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.
And Abraham said unto him,
Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there.
And
Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a
surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”
And
Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall
surely be put to death.
And Jacob
awaked out of his sleep, and he said,
Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
When Jacob
woke up, he thought, “
Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
And this stone, which I have set for a
pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will
surely give the tenth unto thee.
And this stone I have set up as a
pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will
surely give You a tenth.”
And
Laban said to him,
Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
Then
Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name
Reuben: for she said,
Surely the LORD hath looked upon my
affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him
Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my
affliction.
Surely my husband will love me now.”
And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for
surely I have
hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come with me, for I have
hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he
slept with her that night.
For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then,
whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me,
surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine
affliction and the labour of my hands, and
rebuked thee
yesternight.
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me,
surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my
affliction and the
toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
But You have said, ‘I will
surely make you
prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”
And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath
devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s
robe! A
vicious animal has
devoured him. Joseph has
surely been
torn to pieces!”
Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come
hither.
And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
Send one of you, and let him
fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh
surely ye are
spies.
Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as
surely as Pharaoh lives, you are
spies!”
And they said one to another, We are
verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the
anguish of his soul, when he
besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Then they said to one another, “
Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his
anguish when he
pleaded with us, but we would not
listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
I will be
surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the
blame for ever:
I will
guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
For except we had
lingered,
surely now we had returned this second time.
If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done?
wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”
And the one went out from me, and I said,
Surely he is
torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
When one of them was gone, I said: “
Surely he has been
torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.
For thy servant became
surety for the
lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the
blame to my father for ever.
Indeed, your servant
guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”
And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will
peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a
grudge? Then he will
surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”
And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will
surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he
sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you
planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has
surely become known.”
And the LORD said, I have
surely seen the
affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the
affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a
token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”
Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:
Go,
assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have
surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.
And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the
foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said,
Surely a
bloody husband art thou to me.
But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s
foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “
Surely you are a
bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.
And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take
heed to
thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
“Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”
And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague. After that, he will allow you to leave this place. And when he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.
And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly
sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will
surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel
swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will
surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”
Thou
wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it
thyself alone.
Surely you and these people with you will wear
yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.
And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take
heed to
yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it:
whosoever toucheth the mount shall be
surely put to death:
And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base.
Whoever touches the mountain shall
surely be put to death.
There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall
surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the
trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
Whoever strikes and kills a man must
surely be put to death.
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
Whoever strikes his father or mother must
surely be put to death.
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Anyone who curses his father or mother must
surely be put to death.
And if a man
smite his servant, or his
maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be
surely punished.
If a man strikes his
manservant or
maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall
surely be punished.
If men
strive, and
hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be
surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
If men who are fighting strike a
pregnant woman and her child is born
prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall
surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
If an ox
gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be
surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be
quit.
If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
Or if it be known that the ox hath used to
push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall
surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
But if it was known that the ox had a habit of
goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed
therewith; he that
kindled the fire shall
surely make
restitution.
If a fire breaks out and spreads to thornbushes so that it consumes
stacked or standing grain, or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make full
restitution.
And if a man
borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be
hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall
surely make it good.
If a man borrows an animal from his
neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full
restitution.
If a man seduces a virgin who is not
pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full
dowry for her to be his wife.
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall
surely be put to death.
Whoever lies with an animal must
surely be put to death.
If thou
afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will
surely hear their cry;
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his
ass going
astray, thou shalt
surely bring it back to him again.
If thou see the
ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest
forbear to help him, thou shalt
surely help with him.
If you see the
donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will
surely be a
snare unto thee.
They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will
surely be a
snare to you.”
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying,
Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that
doth sanctify you.
“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall
surely be put to death: for
whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you.
Anyone who profanes it must
surely be put to death.
Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.
Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD:
whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall
surely be put to death.
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD.
Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must
surely be put to death.
And thou shalt
anoint them, as thou
didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their
anointing shall
surely be an
everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.
Anoint them just as you
anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their
anointing will
qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”
Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel,
Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that
sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto
Molech; he shall
surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
“Tell the Israelites, ‘Any
Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to
Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.
For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be
surely put to death: he hath
cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
If
anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has
cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.
And the man that committeth
adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth
adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the
adulterer and the
adulteress shall
surely be put to death.
And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must
surely be put to death. They have acted
perversely; their blood is upon them.
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an
abomination: they shall
surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an
abomination. They must
surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
And if a man lie with a beast, he shall
surely be put to death: and ye shall
slay the beast.
If a man lies
carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.
And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down
thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall
surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
If a woman approaches any animal to
mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must
surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a
wizard, shall
surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
A man or a woman who is a medium or
spiritist must
surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”
And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must
surely be put to death; the whole assembly must
surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
And if a man takes the life of
anyone else, he must
surely be put to death.
None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.
No person set apart for destruction may be
ransomed; he must
surely be put to death.
And they told him, and said, We came unto the land
whither thou sentest us, and
surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!
But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.
“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
Surely they shall not see the land which I
sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that
provoked me see it:
not one will ever see the land that I
swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.
Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:
So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.
Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I
sware to make you dwell therein, save
Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of
Nun.
Surely none of you will enter the land in which I
swore to settle you, except
Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of
Nun.
I the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.
I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will
surely do these things to this entire wicked congregation, which has
conspired against Me. They will meet their end in the wilderness, and there they will die.”
And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.
And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”
Every thing that openeth the
matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the
firstborn of man shalt thou
surely redeem, and the
firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou
redeem.
The
firstborn of every
womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must
surely redeem every
firstborn son and every
firstborn male of unclean animals.
And the
ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me,
surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
The
donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would
surely have killed you and let her live.”
Surely there is no
enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any
divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
For there is no
spell against Jacob and no
divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’
For the LORD had said of them, They shall
surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save
Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of
Nun.
For the LORD had told them that they would
surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except
Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of
Nun.
The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.
“The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I
sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I
swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have
sinned against the LORD: and be
sure your sin will find you out.
But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be
assured that your sin will find you out.
And if he
smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall
surely be put to death.
If, however,
anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must
surely be put to death.
And if he
smite him with throwing a stone,
wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall
surely be put to death.
Or if
anyone has in his hand a stone of deadly size, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must
surely be put to death.
Or if he
smite him with an hand weapon of wood,
wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall
surely be put to death.
If
anyone has in his hand a deadly object of wood, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must
surely be put to death.
Or in
enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that
smote him shall
surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the
revenger of blood shall
slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must
surely be put to death; he is a murderer. When the
avenger of blood finds the murderer, he is to kill him.