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law

Meaning of “law”

Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

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523 occurrences459 verses46 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 11:31

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John 7:19
Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 7:19 · retained source text

Did not Moses giue you the Law, and yet none of you keepeth the Law? Why goe ye about to kill me?

1611 marginal noteExo. 24.3.

1611 marginal noteCha. 5.18

John 7:23
If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 7:23 · retained source text

If a man on the Sabbath day receiue circumcision, that the Lawe of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I haue made a man euery whit whole on the Sabbath day?

1611 marginal noteOr, without breaking the Law of Moses.

John 7:49
But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 7:49 · retained source text

But this people who knoweth not the Law, are cursed.

John 7:51
Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 7:51 · retained source text

Doth our Law iudge any man before it heare him, & know what he doth?

1611 marginal noteDeut. 17.10. and 19.15.

John 8:5
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 8:5 · retained source text

Now Moses in the Law commanded vs, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 20.10.

John 8:17
It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 8:17 · retained source text

It is also written in your Law, that the testimonie of two men is true.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 17.6. matt. 18.16.

John 10:34
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 10:34 · retained source text

Iesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?

1611 marginal notePsal. 82.6.

John 12:34
The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 12:34 · retained source text

The people answered him, We haue heard out of the Law, that Christ abideth for euer: and how sayest thou, The Sonne of man must bee lift vp? Who is this Sonne of man?

1611 marginal notePsal. 110.4.

John 15:25
But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 15:25 · retained source text

But this commeth to passe, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

1611 marginal notePsa. 35.19.

John 18:13
And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 18:13 · retained source text

And led him away to Annas first, (for he was father in law to Caiaphas) which was the high Priest that same yeere.

1611 marginal noteAnd Annas sent Christ bound vnto Caiaphas the high Priest, ver. 24.

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Galatians 3:24

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Galatians 5:14

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Psalms 119:142

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

Romans 7:12

Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Romans 7:14

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.