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bid

Meaning of “bid”

Sense 1: To command, direct, or request. Sense 2: To invite or call. Sense 3: To speak or pronounce a greeting, as in bid farewell or bid God speed.

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17 occurrences17 verses11 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 15:38

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Matthew 14:28
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
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1611 witness · Matthew 14:28 · retained source text

And Peter answered him, and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come vnto thee on the water.

Matthew 22:9
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
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1611 witness · Matthew 22:9 · retained source text

Goe yee therefore into the high wayes, and as many as yee shall finde, bid to the marriage.

Matthew 23:3
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
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1611 witness · Matthew 23:3 · retained source text

All therefore whatsoeuer they bid you obserue, that obserue and doe, but doe not ye after their workes: for they say, and doe not.

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