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commanded

Meaning of “commanded”

Ordered; directed.

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:16

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Acts 18:2
And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 18:2 · retained source text

And found a certaine Iewe named Aquila, borne in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, (because that Claudius had commanded all Iewes to depart from Rome) and came vnto them.

1611 marginal noteRom. 16.3.

Acts 21:33
Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 21:33 · retained source text

Then the chiefe captain came neere, and tooke him, & commanded him to be bound with two chains, and demanded who he was, and what hee had done.

Acts 21:34
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 21:34 · retained source text

And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certaintie for the tumult, he commanded him to be caried into the castle.

Acts 22:24
The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
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1611 witness · Acts 22:24 · retained source text

The chiefe captaine commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that hee should be examined by scourging: that he might know wherfore they cried so against him.

Acts 22:30
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
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1611 witness · Acts 22:30 · retained source text

On the morrow, because he would haue knowen the certaintie wherefore he was accused of the Iewes, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chiefe Priests and all their Councill to appeare, and brought Paul downe, and set him before them.

Acts 23:2
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 23:2 · retained source text

And the high Priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him, to smite him on the mouth.

Acts 23:10
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
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1611 witness · Acts 23:10 · retained source text

And when there arose a great dissension, the chiefe captaine fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commanded the souldiers to goe downe, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

Acts 23:31
Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
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1611 witness · Acts 23:31 · retained source text

Then the souldiers, as it was commaunded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

Acts 23:35
I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.
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1611 witness · Acts 23:35 · retained source text

I will heare thee, said hee, when thine accusers are also come. And hee commanded him to be kept in Herods iudgement hall.

Acts 24:23
And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
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1611 witness · Acts 24:23 · retained source text

And he commanded a Centurion to keepe Paul, and to let him haue libertie, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister, or come vnto him.

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