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commit, commits, committed, committing, commitment

Definition:

The terms "commit" and "commitment" refers to making a decision or promising to do something.

• A person who promises to do something is also described as being "committed" to doing it.
• To "commit" to someone a certain task means to assign that task to that person. For example, in 2 Corinthians Paul says that God has "committed" (or "given") to us the ministry of helping people be reconciled to God.
• The terms "commit" and "committed" also often refer to doing a certain wrong action such as "commit a sin" or "commit adultery" or "commit murder."
• The expression "committed to him the task" could also be translated as "gave him the task" or "entrusted to him the task" or "assigned the task to him."
• The term "commitment" could be translated by, "task that was given" or "promise that was made."

(See also: adultery, faithful, promise, sin)

Bible References:

• 1 Chronicles 28:6-7
• 1 Peter 02:21-23
• Jeremiah 02:12-13
• Matthew 13:40-43
• Psalm 058:1-2

Word Data:

• Strong's: H539, H817, H1361, H1497, H1500, H1540, H1556, H2181, H2388, H2398, H2399, H2403, H4560, H4603, H5003, H5753, H5766, H5771, H6213, H6466, H7683, H7760, H7847, G264, G2038, G2716, G3429, G3431, G3860, G3872, G3908, G4102, G4160, G4203