“nearer” in the Douay-Rheims Bible
The word nearer appears 9 times in the Douay-Rheims Bible. The first 9 matching verses are shown below.
- Genesis 44:18 Then Juda coming nearer, said boldly: I beseech thee, my lord, let thy servant speak a word in thy ears, and be not angry with thy servant: for after Pharao thou art.
- Genesis 45:4 And he said mildly to them: Come nearer to me. And when they were come near him, he said: I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 21:3 And the ancients of that city which they shall perceive to be nearer than the rest, shall take a heifer of the herd, that hath not drawn in the yoke, nor ploughed the ground,
- Ruth 3:12 Neither do I deny myself to be near of kin, but there is another nearer than I.
- 2 Kings 18:23 He answered: But what if I run? And he said to him: Run. Then Achimaas running by a nearer way passed Chusai.
- 2 Kings 18:25 And crying out he told the king: and the king said: If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And as he was coming apace, and drawing nearer,
- 2 Kings 19:42 And all the men of Juda answered the men of Israel: Because the king is nearer to me: why art thou angry for this matter? have we eaten any thing of the king’s, or have any gifts been given us?
- Romans 13:11 And that, knowing the season, that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.
- Hebrews 6:9 But, my dearly beloved, we trust better things of you, and nearer to salvation; though we speak thus.