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Thought

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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THOUGHT . In 1 Samuel 9:5 , in Matthew 6:26 (as well as in the foll. Matthew 6:27-28; Matthew 6:31; Matthew 6:34 ), in Matthew 10:19 , in Mark 13:11 , and in Luke 12:11; Luke 12:22; Luke 12:25-26 the Eng. word ‘thought’ Is used in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] in the old sense of ‘grief or anxiety.’ Thus Mark 13:11 ‘Take no thought beforehand’ does not mean do not think or plan . but be not burdened with anxiety beforehand.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Thought'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​t/thought.html. 1909.
 
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