Topic
Commune; Communicate; Communication
5 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Luke 6:11ISBE
And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
- Luke 22:4ISBE
And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
- Acts 24:26ISBE
He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33ISBE
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
- 1 Timothy 6:18ISBE
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 5 references
ko-mun', komun'-i-kat, ko-mu-ni-ka'-shun: To commune is to converse confidentially and sympathetically. It is represented in both Hebrew and Greek by several words literally signifying to speak (compare Lu 6:11, dialaleo; also Lu 22:4; Ac 24:26, homileo). To communicate is to impart something to another, so that it becomes common to giver and receiver. In 1Ti 6:18, "willing to communicate" (the Revised Version, margin "sympathize"), represents a single word koinonikoi, and refers to the habit of sharing with others either sympathy or property. the Revised Version (British and American) gives "companionships" for homiliai in 1Co 15:33 (the King James Version "communications").
See also COMMUNION.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.