Authority (326 Occurrences)

... a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a ... biblethesaurus.org/a/authority.htm - 69k

Conception (6 Occurrences)

... which was read in Peter's in the presence of over two hundred bishops, is expressed in the following words: It is proclaimed "by the authority of our Lord ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conception.htm - 19k

Elder (34 Occurrences)

... A name frequently used in the Old Testament as denoting a person clothed with authority, and entitled to respect and reverence (Genesis 50:7). It also denoted ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elder.htm - 27k

Exercise (35 Occurrences)

... (vt) To put in practice; to carry out in action; to perform the duties of; to use; to employ; to practice; as, to exercise authority; to exercise an office. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exercise.htm - 22k

Doest (53 Occurrences)

... And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou ... biblethesaurus.org/d/doest.htm - 22k

Magistrate (9 Occurrences)

... A public civil officer invested with authority. The Hebrew shophetim, or judges, were magistrates having authority in the land (Deuteronomy 1:16, 17). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magistrate.htm - 15k

Sceptre (20 Occurrences)

... As a symbol of authority, the use of the sceptre originated in the idea that the ruler was as a shepherd of his people (Genesis 49:10; Numbers 24:17; Psalm 45:6 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sceptre.htm - 17k

Authorized (6 Occurrences)

... 1. (imp. & pp) of Authorize. 2. (a.) Possessed of or endowed with authority; as, an authorized agent. 3. (a.) Sanctioned by authority. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/authorized.htm - 8k

Command (442 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge. 2. (vt) To exercise ... biblethesaurus.org/c/command.htm - 36k

Dominion (72 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dominion.htm - 30k

Commission (11 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) The act of granting authority; also a sales fee to a brokerage. ... 7. (n.) The acting under authority of, or on account of, another. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commission.htm - 11k

Rule (291 Occurrences)

... 5. (a.) Conduct in general; behavior. 6. (n.) The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rule.htm - 39k

Commands (216 Occurrences)

... is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!" (WEB DBY NAS RSV). Mark 7:7 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commands.htm - 35k

Adoption (5 Occurrences)

... father, who thus supplied his lack of natural offspring and satisfied the claims of affection and religion, and the desire to exercise paternal authority or to ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adoption.htm - 23k

Submit (36 Occurrences)

... 2. (vt) To put or place under. 3. (vt) To yield, resign, or surrender to power, will, or authority; -- often with the reflexive pronoun. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/submit.htm - 17k

Summoned (103 Occurrences)

... Matthew 10:1 He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every ... biblethesaurus.org/s/summoned.htm - 35k

Standard (42 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) That which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure ... biblethesaurus.org/s/standard.htm - 21k

Commandment (209 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate. ... 3. (n.) The act of commanding; exercise of authority. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commandment.htm - 47k

Province (66 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) A country or region dependent on a distant authority; a portion of an empire or state, esp. one remote from the capital. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/province.htm - 38k

Authorities (44 Occurrences)

... (n.) Plural of Authority. ... Romans 13:5 So put yourselves under the authority, not for fear of wrath, but because you have the knowledge of what is right. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/authorities.htm - 19k

Elders (203 Occurrences)

... 21:23 When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elders.htm - 39k

Prince (160 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) The one of highest rank; one holding the highest place and authority; a sovereign; a monarch; -- originally applied to either sex, but now rarely ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prince.htm - 53k

Courts (59 Occurrences)

... was referred to the nearest lawyer; by him, to the nearest company of lawyers, perhaps the Sanhedrin, and the resultant decision was henceforth authority. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/courts.htm - 33k

Bind (68 Occurrences)

... 8. (vt) Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bind.htm - 32k

Key (8 Occurrences)

... Isaiah 22:22). The word is used figuratively of power or authority or office (Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 3:7; Revelation 1:8; Comp. 9:1; 20:1; Comp. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/key.htm - 14k

Right (4703 Occurrences)

... 19. (n.) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong. 20. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/right.htm - 14k

Demand (34 Occurrences)

... 1. (vt) To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily; as ... biblethesaurus.org/d/demand.htm - 19k

Despise (64 Occurrences)

... Teach and exhort these things. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS). Titus 2:15 Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/despise.htm - 25k

Domain (5 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Dominion; territory; field of authority. 2. (n.) The territory over which dominion or authority... biblethesaurus.org/d/domain.htm - 8k

Disobedient (30 Occurrences)

... to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; -- applied to ... biblethesaurus.org/d/disobedient.htm - 17k

Paralytic (12 Occurrences)

... Matthew 9:6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paralytic.htm - 10k

Deuterocanonical

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; -- said of the Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deuterocanonical.htm - 14k

Authoritative (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/authoritative.htm - 7k

Permit (36 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) Warrant; license; leave; permission; specifically, a written license or permission given to a person or persons having authority; as, a permit to land ... biblethesaurus.org/p/permit.htm - 16k

Ruling (123 Occurrences)

... act the part of good and honest men, that they might fasten on some expression of His, so as to hand Him over to the ruling power and the Governor's authority. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ruling.htm - 37k

Message (222 Occurrences)

... Luke 1:2 on the authority of those who were from the beginning eye-witnesses and were devoted to the service of the divine Message, (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/message.htm - 34k

Keys (2 Occurrences)

... The Keys; and the Binding and Loosing 2. Meaning of the Statements 3. How Peter Is Related to These Powers 4. Is the Primary Idea that of Position and Authority... biblethesaurus.org/k/keys.htm - 32k

Sanhedrin (19 Occurrences)

... According to Schurer (HJP, div II, volume 1,171; GJV4, 236) the civil authority of the Sanhedrin, from the time of Archelaus, Herod the Great's son, was ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanhedrin.htm - 27k

Ascension (1 Occurrence)

... farther than the Resurrection, and to have "made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places," thereby constituting Him the supreme authority over all ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ascension.htm - 34k

Spoke (799 Occurrences)

... Matthew 28:18 Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. (WEB DBY WBS NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/spoke.htm - 33k

Subject (99 Occurrences)

... 4. (a.) Obedient; submissive. 5. (a.) That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/subject.htm - 37k

Astonished (92 Occurrences)

... (WEY). Mark 1:22 They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/astonished.htm - 34k

Rulers (310 Occurrences)

... Matthew 20:25 But Jesus summoned them, and said, "You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rulers.htm - 38k

Bondman (108 Occurrences)

... Matthew 8:9 For I also am a man under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bondman.htm - 36k

Deutero-canonical

... Webster says the term pertains to "a second Canon or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority," and the history of these books shows that they were all at ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deutero-canonical.htm - 14k

Surprised (46 Occurrences)

... What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says. (BBE). Mark 6 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/surprised.htm - 19k

Amazed (75 Occurrences)

... (See NAS). Mark 1:22 They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. (See NAS NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amazed.htm - 27k

Sort (143 Occurrences)

... Here is a new sort of teaching--and a tone of authority! ... For with authority and real power He gives orders to the foul spirits and they come out." (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sort.htm - 36k

Conscience (36 Occurrences)

... The great crises of life arise when conscience is issuing one command and self-interest or passion or authority another, and the question has to be decided ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conscience.htm - 37k

Answering (202 Occurrences)

... Matthew 21:24 And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things ... biblethesaurus.org/a/answering.htm - 34k

Accordance (118 Occurrences)

... Romans 12:3 For through the authority graciously given to me I warn every individual among you not to value himself unduly, but to cultivate sobriety of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/accordance.htm - 37k

Beast (243 Occurrences)

... The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. ...Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him. (See RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beast.htm - 50k

Countries (86 Occurrences)

... 2 Samuel 22:45 Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ... biblethesaurus.org/c/countries.htm - 35k

Spirits (129 Occurrences)

... Matthew 10:1 He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every ... biblethesaurus.org/s/spirits.htm - 42k

Home (270 Occurrences)

... Matthew 9:6 But, to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to pardon sins" --He then says to the paralytic, "Rise, and take up your bed and go ... biblethesaurus.org/h/ - 36k

Home (270 Occurrences)

... Matthew 9:6 But, to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to pardon sins" --He then says to the paralytic, "Rise, and take up your bed and go ... biblethesaurus.org/h/home.htm - 36k

Sins (351 Occurrences)

... Matthew 9:6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sins.htm - 38k

Rome (12 Occurrences)

... II. EXTENSION OF ROMAN SOVEREIGNTY III. THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT 1. Imperial Authority 2. Three Classes of Citizens IV. ROMAN RELIGION ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rome.htm - 43k

Act (204 Occurrences)

... act the part of good and honest men, that they might fasten on some expression of His, so as to hand Him over to the ruling power and the Governor's authority. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/act.htm - 36k

Seal (47 Occurrences)

... the use in Egypt of signets set in rings is seen in the statement that Pharaoh delivered to Joseph his royal signet as a token of deputed authority (Genesis 41 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seal.htm - 38k

Quote (4 Occurrences)

... 1. (vt) To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to ... biblethesaurus.org/q/quote.htm - 8k

Vest (11 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; -- followed by with before the thing conferred; as ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vest.htm - 11k

Rebel (35 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) One who rebels. 3. (vi) To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rebel.htm - 18k

Reign (468 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reign.htm - 42k

Ring (33 Occurrences)

... They were given as a token of investment with authority (Genesis 41:42; Esther 3:8-10; 8:2), and of favour and dignity (Luke 15:22). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ring.htm - 24k

Revile (28 Occurrences)

... Christ. (ASV NAS RSV). 2 Peter 2:10 but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring ... biblethesaurus.org/r/revile.htm - 14k

Rebellion (51 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistance to its officers and ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rebellion.htm - 22k

Easter (1 Occurrence)

... It was left to the bishop of Alexandria to determine, since that city was regarded as the authority in astronomical matters and he was to communicate the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/easter.htm - 12k

Emperor (5 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:7 Jason has received them into his house; and they all set Caesar's authority at defiance, declaring that there is another Emperor-- one called Jesus ... biblethesaurus.org/e/emperor.htm - 8k

Entered (291 Occurrences)

... 21:23 He entered the Temple; and while He was teaching, the High Priests and the Elders of the people came to Him and asked Him, "By what authority are you ... biblethesaurus.org/e/entered.htm - 35k

Exile (101 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion from one's home by the civil authority; banishment; sometimes, voluntary separation from one's ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exile.htm - 43k

Door-keepers (34 Occurrences)

... 1 Chronicles 26:12 Of these were the divisions of the door-keepers, men of authority, having responsible positions like their brothers to be servants in the ... biblethesaurus.org/d/door-keepers.htm - 17k

Decree (82 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be ... biblethesaurus.org/d/decree.htm - 34k

Dogma

... school came to be quoted as authoritative truth; also, the opinion of a sovereign imposed as law upon his subjects: a decree or ordinance of the civil authority... biblethesaurus.org/d/dogma.htm - 10k

Disobedience (49 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Neglect or refusal to comply with authority; violation of a command or prohibition. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/disobedience.htm - 23k

Dictate (2 Occurrences)

... 2. (vt) To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as, to dictate the ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dictate.htm - 7k

Destroying (64 Occurrences)

... 15:24 Then the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have abolished all rule and all authority and power. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/destroying.htm - 27k

Majesties (2 Occurrences)

... Multi-Version Concordance Majesties (2 Occurrences). 2 Peter 2:10 but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/majesties.htm - 7k

Mat (17 Occurrences)

... Matthew 9:6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mat.htm - 12k