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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:31

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John 18:31
Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 18:31 · retained source text

Then saide Pilate vnto them, Take ye him, and iudge him according to your law. The Iewes therefore said vnto him, It is not lawfull for vs to put any man to death:

John 19:7
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 19:7 · retained source text

The Iewes answered him, We haue a law, and by our law he ought to die, because hee made himselfe the Son of God.

Acts 5:34
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 5:34 · retained source text

Then stood there vp one in the Councill, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctour of Law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the Apostles forth a litle space,

Acts 7:53
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 7:53 · retained source text

Who haue receiued the Lawe by the disposition of Angels, and haue not kept it.

Acts 13:15
And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 13:15 · retained source text

And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent vnto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye haue any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

Acts 13:39
And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 13:39 · retained source text

And by him all y t beleeue, are iustified from all things, from which ye could not be iustified by the Law of Moses.

Acts 15:5
But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 15:5 · retained source text

But there rose vp certaine of the sect of the Pharisees which beleeued, saying, that it was needfull to circumcise them, and to cōmand them to keepe the Law of Moses.

Acts 15:24
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:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 15:24 · retained source text

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:

Acts 18:13
Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 18:13 · retained source text

Saying, This fellow perswadeth men to worship God contrary to the Law.

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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.