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And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.

Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.

“I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.”

The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.

…since what they already had was more than enough to perform all the work.

And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,

Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me

For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.

For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!

The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”

See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea.

But the leaders of Succoth asked, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your army?”

Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen.

And Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your weary men?’”

“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her.

Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).

We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.

Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?

Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!

Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.

Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.

Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?

What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.

What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.

So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.

Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

…the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’

Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.

If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

…but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”

After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.

For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”

By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.

By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.

“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’

I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’

And he will show you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”

Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

…got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”

“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”

“I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.

When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.

“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”

The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,

What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.

For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!

Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!

Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.

The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.

…as you have already understood us in part, that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.

…so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.

I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.

I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,

I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.

If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.

…that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.

…the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.

As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.

Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.

…and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.

Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

…not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.

For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.

…who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.

For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.