Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To direct to another place for information. 2. (v. t.) Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision, etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer; to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a question of law to a superior tribunal. 3. (v. t.) To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances. 4. (v. i.) To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary. 5. (v. i.) To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote. 6. (v. i.) To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election. 7. (v. i.) To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his employer for the truth of his story.

Multi-Version Concordance Refer (4 Occurrences) Luke 24:27 And, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them the passages in Scripture which refer to Himself. (WEY) Philippians 4:11 I do not refer to this through fear of privation, for (for my part) (WEY) Colossians 2:22 referring to things which are all intended to be used up and perish--in obedience to mere human injunctions and teachings? (Root in WEY NAS RSV) 1 John 5:16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death. I don't say that he should make a request concerning this. (See NIV)