5 occurrences in 7 translations

'Constraint' in the Bible

And the drinking was, according to commandment, without constraint; for so the king had appointed to all the magnates of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAlcohol ConsumptionUnlimitednessNo Compulsion

“Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress,Instead of it, a broad place with no constraint;And that which was set on your table was full of fatness.

Verse ConceptsMessianic BanquetTablesFat Of Animals

There will be tribulation and anguish [torturing confinement] for every human soul who does [or permits] evil, to the Jew first and also to the Greek,

Verse ConceptsFavouritismevil, warnings againstGod, Impartiality OfMiseryTo The Jew FirstThe Gospel To Jew And GentileGod TroublingGreat White Throne JudgmentFamily ProblemsPurgatory

But he who stands firm in his heart, being under no constraint, but has authority over his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter, he will do well.

Verse ConceptsIntelligenceUnmarriedPositive Thinkingactingsteadfastvirginity

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ἀναγκαστῶς 
Anagkastos 
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