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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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Matthew 4:3
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
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1611 witness · Matthew 4:3 · retained source text

And when the tempter came to him, hee said, If thou be the sonne of God, command that these stones bee made bread.

Matthew 19:7
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 19:7 · retained source text

They say vnto him, Why did Moses then command to giue a writing of diuorcement, and to put her away?

1611 marginal noteDeut. 24.1.

Matthew 27:64
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 27:64 · retained source text

Command therfore that the sepulchre be made sure, vntill the third day, lest his disciples come by night, & steale him away, and say vnto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last errour shalbe worse then the first.

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