To fall into

Usually translated “may fall”, “shall fall” and “fall in”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

• he may fall 2
• shall fall 1
• will fall in 1
• falling 1
• they fall 1
• to fall 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

• 1 Timothy 3
• Luke 2
• Matthew 1
• Hebrews 1

4 books in all.

• 1 Timothy 3:7In contextMoreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
• 1 Timothy 6:9In contextBut they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
• Matthew 12:11And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
• Luke 6:39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
• Luke 10:36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
• Hebrews 10:31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

How the English word “falling” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.