δεῖ deî

Meaning

also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)

In the King James Version: behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should

Derivation: 3rd person singular active present of G1210 (δέω);

Where it is used

• Matthew 16:21 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
• Matthew 17:10 The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
• Matthew 18:33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
• Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
• Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
• Matthew 25:27 Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.
• Matthew 26:35 Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.
• Matthew 26:54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”
• Mark 8:31 Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
• Mark 9:11 And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
• Mark 13:7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
• Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
• Mark 13:14 So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
• Mark 14:31 But Peter kept insisting, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the others said the same thing.
• Luke 2:49 “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
• Luke 4:43 But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
• Luke 9:22 “The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
• Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
• Luke 12:12 For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
• Luke 13:14 But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
• Luke 13:16 Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
• Luke 13:33 Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.
• Luke 15:32 But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
• Luke 17:25 But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
• Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
• Luke 19:5 When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
• Luke 21:9 When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”
• Luke 22:7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.
• Luke 22:37 For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”
• Luke 24:7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”
• Luke 24:26 Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
• Luke 24:44 Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
• Luke 24:46 And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
• John 3:7 Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
• John 3:14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
• John 3:30 He must increase; I must decrease.
• John 4:4 Now He had to pass through Samaria.
• John 4:20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
• John 4:24 God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
• John 9:4 While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
• John 10:16 I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
• John 12:34 The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
• John 20:9 For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
• Acts 1:16 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
• Acts 1:21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
• Acts 3:21 Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
• Acts 4:12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
• Acts 5:29 But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
• Acts 9:6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
• Acts 9:16 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
• Acts 10:6 He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
• Acts 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
• Acts 15:5 But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
• Acts 16:30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
• Acts 17:3 explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
• Acts 18:21 But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
• Acts 19:21 After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
• Acts 19:36 Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
• Acts 20:35 In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
• Acts 21:22 What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.