3 occurrences

'Compel' in the Bible

"The lord said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

Verse ConceptsFullness Of The KingdomUsing RoadsOutward CompulsionAmbassadors For ChristHighways

But when I saw that they didn't walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?

Verse ConceptsOppressing ForeignersThe Truth Of The GospelThe Purity Of The GospelJews Separate From GentilesNo CompulsionWorry And Stressacting

As many as desire to look good in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

Verse ConceptsExclusivenessOutward AppearanceLiving For The MaterialNecessity Of CircumcisionOutward CompulsionSignificance Of Christ's CrucifixionPersecutionThe Crosstrying

Bible Theasaurus

Compel (11 instances)
Constrain (5 instances)
Enforce (4 instances)
Obligate (2 instances)
Oblige (2 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אנס 
'anac 
Usage: 1

נדח 
Nadach 
Usage: 53

פּרץ 
Parats 
Usage: 49

G29
ἀγγαρεύω 
Aggareuo 
compel to go
Usage: 2

ἀναγκάζω 
Anagkazo 
Usage: 8