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1,301 verses for Imperfect
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Imperfect — Continuous or repeated action in past time (“was writing”).
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- Hebrews
- Hebrews 9:1 Εἶχε Now indeed even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service, and an earthly sanctuary.
- Hebrews 9:26 ἔδει or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
- Hebrews 11:5 ηὑρίσκετο By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn't see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.
- Hebrews 11:8 ἤμελλεν By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.
- Hebrews 11:10 ἐξεδέχετο For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
- Hebrews 11:15 εἶχον If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
- Hebrews 11:17 προσέφερεν By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;
- Hebrews 11:26 ἀπέβλεπεν accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
- Hebrews 11:38 ἦν (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
- Hebrews 12:9 εἴχομεν ἐνετρεπόμεθα Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
- Hebrews 12:10 ἐπαίδευον For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
- Hebrews 12:20 ἔφερον for they could not stand that which was commanded, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned;"
- Hebrews 12:21 ἦν and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, "I am terrified and trembling."
- James
- James 1:24 ἦν for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
- James 2:22 συνήργει You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;
- James 5:17 ἦν Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn't rain on the earth for three years and six months.
- 1 Peter
- 1 Peter 1:11 ἐδήλου searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them.
- 1 Peter 1:12 διηκόνουν To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
- 1 Peter 2:23 ἀντελοιδόρει ἠπείλει παρεδίδου Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;
- 1 Peter 2:25 ἦτε For you were going astray like sheep; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
- 1 Peter 3:5 ἐκόσμουν For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God, also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:
- 1 Peter 3:20 ἀπεξεδέχετο who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ark was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
- 2 Peter
- 2 Peter 2:8 ἐβασάνιζεν (for that righteous man dwelling among them, was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds):
- 2 Peter 2:21 ἦν For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
- 2 Peter 3:5 ἦσαν For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God;
- 1 John
- 1 John 1:1 ἦν That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life
- 1 John 1:2 ἦν (and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);
- 1 John 2:7 εἴχετε Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
- 1 John 2:19 ἦσαν They went out from us, but they didn't belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us.
- 1 John 3:12 ἦν unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
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