~ forasmuch as we ~ 09_1SA_20_42  And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city. #, 44_ACT_15_24  Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, [Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law, to whom we gave no [such] commandment, #,