12 occurrences

'Permit' in the Bible

He said to her, "What do you want?" She replied, "Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofLove, Abuse OfSelfishness, Shown InUnwise PrayersTwo SonsRight DesiresMothers And SonsUnconditional Love

"But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionGuidance, Need For God'sKingdom Of God, Entry IntoLegalismStumbling BlocksShutting The KingdomEntering The KingdomHypocritesHypocrisyGoing To Heavenpietypharisees

So he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsdriving outDemons, Christ's AuthoritySpiritsMiracles Of ChristEvil Spirits DiscernmentJesus Casting Out DemonsChrist Concealing ThingsJesus Healing

But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him, "Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you."

Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofevangelism, kinds ofTestify On God's BehalfExperimental KnowledgeAcknowledging ChristReceiving God's MercyGod's Work In UsFamily And Friends

then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.

Verse ConceptsNot Honouring Parents

They said to him, "Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory."

Verse ConceptsSittingSelfishness, Examples OfSelf Exaltation

and he would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.

Therefore he also says in another psalm, 'You will not permit your Holy One to experience decay.'

Verse ConceptsNo Decaycorruption

For three and a half days those from every people, tribe, nation, and language will look at their corpses, because they will not permit them to be placed in a tomb.

Verse ConceptsLanguagesNo BurialsAll Languages

Bible Theasaurus

Accord (53 instances)
Admit (16 instances)
Charter (1 instance)
Concede (2 instances)
Licence (3 instances)
License (1 instance)
Permission (40 instances)
Permit (64 instances)
Tolerate (15 instances)

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Definition
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ἐπιτρέπω 
Epitrepo 
Usage: 17

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