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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

2. (a.) Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

LAWFUL

lo'-fool (usually mishpaT, "relating to judgment," or "a pronounced judgment" tsaddiq, "relating to that which is righteous" or "just"; exesti, eunomos, "that which is authorized according to law," or "a privilege according to legitimate custom" (compare Ezekiel 18:5, 19, 21, 27 Isaiah 49:24 Matthew 12:10 Acts 16:21; Acts 19:39)): Used of persons: of God, as being righteous both in the punishment of the wicked and the rewarding of the righteous (Psalm 145:17 Hebrew); of man, as being just and equitable in all his dealings with his fellow-man (Ezekiel 33:19). It is used of things when the same are in accord with a pronounced judgment or a declared will of God, and thus pleasing in His sight (Mark 3:4). When the course of individual conduct is according to God's law of righteousness, it is declared to be "lawful" (Ezekiel 33:19). The word is used in a forensic sense as declaring the legal status of a person conforming to law. The idea of straighthess, rigid adherence to God's law, whether religious, civil or ceremonial, cannot be excluded from the definition of the word "lawful."

Neither the King James Version nor the American Standard Revised Version is consistent in its translation of the Hebrew and Greek words translated "lawful." Ofttimes the words "just" and "righteous" are used. To arrive at the full and proper meaning of "lawful," therefore, it is necessary that we study the passages containing these synonymous terms. The written Law of God is the recognized standard by which things, actions and persons are to be judged as being lawful or unlawful.

William Evans

Greek

1832. exesti -- it is permitted, lawful
... it is permitted, lawful. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: exesti Phonetic Spelling:
(ex'-es-tee) Short Definition: it is permitted, lawful, possible ...
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1772. ennomos -- legal, subject to (law)
... Word Origin from en and nomos Definition legal, subject to (law) NASB Word
Usage lawful (1), under the law (1). lawful, under law. ...
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3892. paranomia -- lawbreaking
... 3892 -- properly, what is in direct contradiction to what is lawful; (literally,
"beside the law"); law-breaking, violation of divine justice. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7990. shallit -- having mastery, ruling
... captain, be lawful, ruler. (Aramaic) corresponding to shalliyt; mighty; abstractly,
permission; concretely, a premier -- captain, be lawful, rule(- r). ...
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6662. tsaddiq -- just, righteous
... just, lawful, righteous man. From tsadaq; just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
see HEBREW tsadaq. 6661, 6662. tsaddiq. 6663 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Whether it is Lawful for the Accused to Defend Himself with ...
... OF SINS COMMITTED AGAINST JUSTICE ON THE PART OF THE DEFENDANT (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether
it is lawful for the accused to defend himself with calumnies? ...
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Whether it is Lawful for a Man to Kill his Wife if She be ...
... OF WIFE-MURDER (TWO ARTICLES) Whether it is lawful for a man to kill his
wife if she be discovered in the act of adultery? Objection ...
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Whether it is Lawful for the Accused to Escape Judgment by ...
... OF SINS COMMITTED AGAINST JUSTICE ON THE PART OF THE DEFENDANT (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether
it is lawful for the accused to escape judgment by appealing? ...
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Whether Vengeance is Lawful?
... OF VENGEANCE (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether vengeance is lawful? Objection 1: It seems
that vengeance is not lawful. For whoever usurps what is God's sins. ...
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Whether it is Lawful to Swear?
... OF OATHS (TEN ARTICLES) Whether it is lawful to swear? Objection 1: It would
seem that it is not lawful to swear. Nothing forbidden ...
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Whether it is Lawful for a Priest to Refrain Entirely from ...
... OF THE MINISTER OF THIS SACRAMENT (TEN ARTICLES) Whether it is lawful for a
priest to refrain entirely from consecrating the Eucharist? ...
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Whether it is Lawful for a Man to Confess a Sin which He Has not ...
... OF CONFESSION, AS REGARDS ITS NECESSITY (SIX ARTICLES) Whether it is lawful
for a man to confess a sin which he has not committed? ...
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Whether it is Lawful to Judge?
... OF JUDGMENT (SIX ARTICLES) Whether it is lawful to judge? Objection 1: It would
seem unlawful to judge. ... Therefore to no man is it lawful to judge. ...
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Whether it is Lawful to be Solicitous About Temporal Matters?
... OF VICES OPPOSED TO PRUDENCE BY WAY OF RESEMBLANCE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether
it is lawful to be solicitous about temporal matters? ...
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Whether it is Lawful for an Advocate to Take a Fee for Pleading?
... OF INJUSTICE IN JUDGMENT ON THE PART OF COUNSEL (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether
it is lawful for an advocate to take a fee for pleading? ...
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Thesaurus

Lawful (38 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent. 2. (a.) Constituted
or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands. ...LAWFUL. ...
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Sabbaths (53 Occurrences)
... Matthew 12:10 and lo, there was a man having the hand withered, and they questioned
him, saying, 'Is it lawful to heal on the sabbaths?' that they might accuse ...
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Permissible (3 Occurrences)
... It is not lawful for you to carry the mat." (See NAS). 1 Corinthians 6:12 "All
things are lawful for me," but not all things are expedient. ...
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Unlawful (9 Occurrences)
... (a.) Not lawful; contrary to law. ... Luke 6:2 But some of the Pharisees said to them,
"Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?" (See NIV). ...
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Taxes (19 Occurrences)
... them. In the New Testament the payment of taxes, imposed by lawful rulers,
is enjoined as a duty (Romans 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13, 14). ...
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Expedient (8 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY DBY YLT NAS). 1 Corinthians 6:12 "All things are lawful for me,"
but not all things are expedient. "All things are lawful...
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Beneficial (3 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 6:12 "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are expedient. ...
"All things are lawful for me," but not all things build up. ...
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Helpful (6 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 6:12 "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are expedient. ...
"All things are lawful for me," but not all things build up. ...
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Presentation (3 Occurrences)
... Matthew 12:4 how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation
did eat, which it is not lawful to him to eat, nor to those with him, except ...
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Cesar (20 Occurrences)
... thou? Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not? (WBS). ... WBS). Luke 20:22
Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Cesar, or not? (WBS). ...
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Resources

What does it mean that “all things are lawful unto me” (1 Corinthians 6:12; 10:23)? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean that everything is permissible in 1 Corinthians 6:12 and 1 Corinthians 10:23? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean that “a bruised reed He will not break” in Matthew 12:20? | GotQuestions.org

Lawful: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Lawful (38 Occurrences)

Matthew 12:2
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 12:4
how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 12:10
And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 12:12
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day."
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 14:4
For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 19:3
Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 20:15
Isn't it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?'
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Matthew 22:17
Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Matthew 27:6
The chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, "It's not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood."
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Mark 2:24
The Pharisees said to him, "Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 2:26
How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 3:4
He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 6:18
For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 10:2
Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 12:14
When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don't defer to anyone; for you aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Luke 6:2
But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 6:4
how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 6:9
Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 14:3
Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 20:22
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

John 5:10
So the Jews said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat."
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV)

John 18:31
Pilate therefore said to them, "Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law." Therefore the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,"
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Acts 8:37
And Philip said, 'If thou dost believe out of all the heart, it is lawful;' and he answering said, 'I believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God;''
(DBY)

Acts 16:21
and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 19:39
But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
(KJV WBS NAS)

Acts 22:25
When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Corinthians 6:12
"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are expedient. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be brought under the power of anything.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Corinthians 10:23
"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are profitable. "All things are lawful for me," but not all things build up. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Corinthians 12:4
how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Ezra 7:24
Also we inform you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, on them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Isaiah 49:24
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Ezekiel 18:5
But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Ezekiel 18:19
Yet you say, Why doesn't the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Ezekiel 18:21
But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Ezekiel 18:27
Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Ezekiel 33:14
Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Ezekiel 33:16
None of his sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him: he has done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Ezekiel 33:19
When the wicked turns from his wickedness, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Subtopics

Lawful

Related Terms

Sabbaths (53 Occurrences)

Permissible (3 Occurrences)

Unlawful (9 Occurrences)

Taxes (19 Occurrences)

Expedient (8 Occurrences)

Beneficial (3 Occurrences)

Helpful (6 Occurrences)

Presentation (3 Occurrences)