KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: An authoritative command, charge, order, or precept to be obeyed. Sense 2: One of the ten commandments.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 45:21
Complete exact-word concordance
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
A new commandement I giue vnto you, That yee loue one another, as I haue loued you, that yee also loue one another.
1611 marginal noteChap. 15.17. leui. 19.18. 1.iohn 4.21.
But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
But that the world may know that I loue the Father: and as the Father gaue me commandement, euen so I doe: Arise, let vs goe hence.
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
This is my Commaundement, that ye loue one another, as I haue loued you.
1611 marginal noteChap. 13.34. 1.thes. 4.9. 1.iohn 3.11.
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:
Forasmuch as we haue heard, that certaine which went out from vs, haue troubled you with words, subuerting your soules, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keepe the Law, to whom we gaue no such commandement:
And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
And they that conducted Paul, brought him vnto Athens, and receiuing a commaundement vnto Silas and Timotheus, for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
And when it was tolde me, how that the Iewes laid waite for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gaue commandement to his accusers also, to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth.
And on the morrow when Agrippa was come and Bernice, with great pompe, and was entred into the place of hearing, with the chiefe captaines, and principall men of the citie; at Festus commaundement Paul was brought foorth.
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
But sinne taking occasion by the commaundement, wrought in me all maner of concupiscence. For without the Law sinne was dead.
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
For I was aliue without the Law once, but when the commandement came, sinne reuiued, and I died.
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
And the commandement which was ordained to life, I found to be vnto death.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A command, mandate, authoritative order or injunction, charge, or precept; especially, one of the ten commandments.
