'Bid' in the Bible
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
But to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" --Turning to the paralytic He said, "I bid you, Rise, take up your bed, and go home."
And when his disciples James and John saw this , they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.
Blessed are those servants, whom their Master when He comes shall find on the watch. I tell you in solemn truth, that He will tie an apron round Him, and will bid them recline at table while He comes and waits on them.
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
Older women similarly are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor addicted to much wine, teaching what is right and good,
If any one sees a brother man committing a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask and God shall give him life--for those who do not sin unto death. There is such a thing as sin unto death; for that I do not bid him make request.
If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: