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Verb katesthiō (to devour) in the New Testament
(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 2: 17 | And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and devoured (katesthiō) them up. |
Mark
| 4: 4 | And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and devoured (katesthiō) it up. |
| 12: 40 | They devour (katesthiō) widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." |
Luke
| 8: 5 | "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell on the path and was trampled on, and the birds of the air devoured (katesthiō) it up. |
| 15: 30 | But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured (katesthiō) your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!' |
| 20: 47 | They devour (katesthiō) widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." |
John
| 2: 17 | His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will devour (katesthiō) me." |
2 Corinthians
| 11: 20 | For you put up with it when someone makes slaves of you, or devours (katesthiō) you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or gives you a slap in the face. |
Galatians
| 5: 15 | If, however, you bite and devour (katesthiō) one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another. |
Revelation
| 10: 9 | So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll; and he said to me, "Take it, and devour (katesthiō); it will be bitter to your stomach, but sweet as honey in your mouth." |
| 10: 10 | So I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and devoured (katesthiō) it; it was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. |
| 11: 5 | And if anyone wants to harm them, fire pours from their mouth and devours (katesthiō) their foes; anyone who wants to harm them must be killed in this manner. |
| 12: 4 | His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bear a child, so that he might devour (katesthiō) her child as soon as it was born. |
| 20: 9 | They marched up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from heaven and devoured (katesthiō) them. |
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