22 occurrences in 11 translations

'Strictly' in the Bible

Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had solemnly ordered (placed under an oath) the Israelites, saying, “God will assuredly take care of you, and you must carry my bones away from here with you.”

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsGod VisitingBonesPeople Bound By Oaths

‘Let us travel through your land; we will keep strictly to the highway. We will not turn to the right or the left.

Verse ConceptsHighwayPassing ThroughNot Turning Aside

Then one of the people responded: "Your father strictly ordered the army to take an oath. That's why he said, "Cursed is the person who eats food today,' and so the army is exhausted."

Verse ConceptsSoldiersCursing The UngodlyTired In PursuitVowing To Fast

But the king answered them strictly and ignored the counsel of his elders.

Whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him strictly, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods or for imprisonment.”

Verse ConceptsCriminalsCivil authoritiesBanishmentGovernmentCivic DutiesImprisonmentsLoyaltyPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMagistratesCitizenshipConfiscationAnarchyJudicial PunishmentBreaking God's Law

Thus says the Lord,“For three transgressions of Israel and for four (multiplied delinquencies)I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it,Because they sell the righteous and innocent for silverAnd the needy for the price of a pair of sandals.

Verse ConceptsCreditCoveting, prohibition ofBribery, Results OfOppression, God's Attitude ToRighteousness, Of BelieversSandalsTradeAbominations, Judgments OfPoor, The Wicked Response ToShoesThree Or FourNorthern Kingdom Of IsraelPrice Set On Individuals

and their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, 'See, let no one know;'

Verse ConceptsVisionPersonal ContactChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

and charged them strictly that they should not make him publicly known:

Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing Things

Then he strictly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

Verse ConceptsMessiahChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

And he strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out,

Verse ConceptsChrist's Orders

Jesus sternly warned them [again and again] not to tell who He was.

Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

But Jesus strictly ordered them not to let anyone know about this. He also told them to give her something to eat.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTChrist Concealing ThingsPeople Providing Food

As they were coming down from the mountain, He very strictly forbad them to tell any one what they had seen "until after the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."

Verse ConceptsMan Going DownChrist Concealing ThingsChrist Would RiseChrist's OrdersJesus Foretelling His Resurrection

But He strictly warned and instructed them to tell this to no one,

Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

but that it may spread no further toward the people, let us strictly threaten them no more to speak in this name to any man.'

Verse ConceptsSpreadingPersecution, Forms OfWitnessing, And Holy SpiritSpeaking In Christ's NameSpreading The Gospel

“Didn’t we strictly order you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to bring this man’s blood on us!”

Verse Conceptsenemies, of believersBlood, as symbol of guiltBlood, of Jesus ChristCommands, in NTFilling PlacesSpeaking In Christ's NameTeaching The Way Of God

He said to them, "You know better than most that a Jew is strictly forbidden to associate with a Gentile or visit him; but God has taught me to call no one unholy or unclean.

Verse ConceptsExclusivenessGentiles, In NtClean, Spiritual UseequalityRacial PrejudiceBigotryRacismDisfellowshipPeople Being UncleanAvoiding ForeignersUnrelated PeopleBreaking Man's LawJews Separate From GentilesLack Of Holiness

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.

Verse ConceptsEducation, Examples OfPaul, Life OfSelf ConfidenceLegalismSitting At The FeetSchoolsTaking The Law To HeartEducationSchoolzealots

They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn oath not to taste anything [neither food nor drink] until we have killed Paul.

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersChief priestsTasteAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleVowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

Bible Theasaurus

Purely (7 instances)
Rigorously (3 instances)
Strictly (22 instances)

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