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command

Meaning of “command”

Sense 1: To order or direct with authority. Sense 2: An authoritative order, charge, or commandment.

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104 occurrences103 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:19

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Luke 4:3
And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 4:3 · retained source text

And the deuil saide vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

Luke 8:31
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 8:31 · retained source text

And they besought him, that he would not command them to goe out into the deepe.

Luke 9:54
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
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1611 witness · Luke 9:54 · retained source text

And when his disciples, Iames and Iohn sawe this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that wee command fire to come downe from heauen, and consume them, euen as Elias did?

1611 marginal note2.Kings 1.10.

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