Bible Concordance
Compulsion (8 Occurrences)1 Corinthians 7:37 But the man who is strong in mind and purpose, who is not forced but has control over his desires, does well if he comes to the decision to keep her a virgin. (See NIV)
1 Corinthians 9:16 For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me, if I don't preach the Good News. (See NAS)
2 Corinthians 9:7 Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. (WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV)
Philemon 1:14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will. (See NAS RSV)
1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly; (WEB NAS)
Exodus 3:19 I know that the king of Egypt won't give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand. (See NAS)
Exodus 6:1 Yahweh said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land." (See NAS)
Esther 1:8 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel; for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. (See NAS)
Thesaurus
Compulsion (8 Occurrences)... (n.) The act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint;
subjection to force. Multi-Version Concordance
Compulsion (8 Occurrences).
.../c/compulsion.htm - 8kVolunteer (2 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion;
as, to volunteer one's services. 6. (vi) To enter ...
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Compulsory (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (a.) Mandatory; forced; required. 2. (a.) Obligatory; enjoined by authority;
necessary; due to compulsion. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Prophets (270 Occurrences)
... Under these conditions he then regards it as absolute compulsion to speak, just
as a person must be filled with fear when he hears a lion roar nearby (Amos 3:8 ...
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Prophecy (37 Occurrences)
... Under these conditions he then regards it as absolute compulsion to speak, just
as a person must be filled with fear when he hears a lion roar nearby (Amos 3:8 ...
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Voluntary (17 Occurrences)
... 6. (vt) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement,
of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. ...
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Necessity (22 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) That which makes an act or an event unavoidable; irresistible force;
overruling power; compulsion, physical or moral; fate; fatality. ...
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Necessary (75 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as,
whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed. ...
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Oversight (23 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight,
not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly ...
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Loves (97 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 9:7 Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart;
not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. ...
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Greek
317. anagkastos -- necessarily ... Transliteration: anagkastos Phonetic Spelling: (an-ang-kas-toce') Short Definition:
by force, necessarily Definition: by way of
compulsion, unwillingly, by
... /greek/317.htm - 6k318. anagke -- necessity
... of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: anagke Phonetic Spelling: (an-ang-kay')
Short Definition: necessity, constraint, compulsion Definition: necessity ...
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1432. dorean -- as a gift, to no purpose
... adverbial form of 1431/) -- something done (as ), ie ""; unearned (undeserved);
freely given (without cost) hence not done out of mere obligation or compulsion ...
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