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rule

Meaning of “rule”

Sense 1: To govern, lead, direct, control, or exercise authority. Sense 2: A standard, principle, prescribed order, measuring line, boundary, or allotted sphere.

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66 occurrences63 verses26 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:16

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1 Timothy 3:5
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
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1611 witness · 1 Timothy 3:5 · retained source text

(For if a man know not how to rule his owne house, how shall he take care of the Church of God?)

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