Amen — Verily, So Be It

A Hebrew word carried untranslated into Greek and English alike. Jesus alone opens sentences with it — 'Verily, verily, I say unto you.'

Amen in the Bible — example verses

“For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”Matthew 5:18 (KJV)

“Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”Matthew 5:26 (KJV)

“Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”Matthew 6:2 (KJV)

“And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”Matthew 6:5 (KJV)

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”Matthew 6:13 (KJV)

“Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”Matthew 6:16 (KJV)

“When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.”Matthew 8:10 (KJV)

“Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.”Matthew 10:15 (KJV)

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