40 Bible Verses about Commandments Of Christ

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your father in heaven.

But I tell you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, Worthless fellow, shall be subject to the Sanhedrim; and whoever says, You fool, shall be subject to the hell of fire. If, therefore, you offer your gift on the altar, and there remember that your brother has any thing against you, leave there your gift before the altar, and go and first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery; but I tell you, that every one who looks on a woman to desire her inordinately, has already committed adultery with her in his heart. But if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.read more.
And if your right hand offends you, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should go into hell. And it was said, Whoever would put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorcement. But I tell you, that whoever puts away his wife, except for adultery, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries her that is put away, commits adultery. Again, you have heard that it was said by the ancients, You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths. But I tell you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King; nor swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your speech be, yes, yes, and no, no; for any thing more than this is evil. You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I tell you not to resist the evil man; but whoever shall strike you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also; and if a man wishes to have a law suit with you, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also; and whoever shall compel you to go one mile, go two miles with him. Give to him that asks, and from him that would borrow of you turn not away. You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy. But I tell you, Love your enemies, and pray for those that persecute you; that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and rains on the just and unjust. For if you love those that love you, what reward have you? Do not the publicans the same? And if you salute your brothers only, what do you do more than [others]? Do not the gentiles also do the same? Be therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

But take heed not to perform your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise indeed, you have no reward from your Father in heaven. When, therefore, you give in charity, sound not a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be glorified by men. I tell you truly, they have their reward. But when you give in charity let not your left hand know what your right hand does,read more.
that your charity may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

But when you pray enter into your private room, and having shut your door pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you. And when you pray use not vain repetitions, as the gentiles do; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not, therefore, like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

And when you fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. I tell you truly, they have their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face, that you may not appear to men to fast, but to your Father in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.read more.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where a moth and corrosion destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal. But lay up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither a moth nor corrosion destroys, and where thieves dig not through nor steal; for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The light of the body is the eye. If, therefore, your eye is sound, your whole body will be light; but if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, the light which is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first, and love the other, or he will adhere to the first, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches. On this account I tell you, be not anxious for your soul, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on, is not the soul more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Be not anxious, therefore, saying, What shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or with what shall we be clothed? For after all these things the gentiles seek; and your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first righteousness and his kingdom, and all these things shall be added to you.read more.
Be not anxious, therefore, for to-morrow, for to-morrow will be anxious for its; sufficient for the day is its evil.

Judge not, that you be not judged; for with what judgment you judge you shall be judged; and with what measure you measure it shall be measured to you. And why do you see a speck in your brother's eye, and not consider a beam in your own eye?read more.
or how will you say to your brother, Let me cast out the speck from your eye, and behold a beam in your own eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam from your eye, and then will you see clearly to cast out the speck from your brother's eye. Give not a holy thing to dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they tread them down with their feet, and turn and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you. For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened. Or is there any man of you, who, if his son asks bread of him, will give him a stone? or if he asks a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to them that ask him. All things, therefore, which you wish men to do to you, do also thus to them; for this is the law and the prophets. Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate; and spacious the way which leads to destruction, and many are they that enter in by it; for narrow is the gate, and compressed the way which leads to life, and few are those who find it. But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within they are rapacious wolves. You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns? or figs from thistles? So every good tree bears good fruits, but a bad tree bears bad fruits; a good tree cannot bear bad fruits, nor a bad tree good fruits. Every tree which bears not good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. By their fruits, therefore, you shall know them. Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name performed many mighty works? and then will I confess to them, I never knew you; depart from me you that commit wickedness. Every one, therefore, that hears these words of mine and performs them, I will liken to a wise man who built his house on the rock; and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on the rock. And every one who hears these words of mine and performs them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand; and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it fell; and its fall was great. And when Jesus had finished these words the multitudes were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

If your hand or foot offends you, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame, or crippled, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. And if your eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life having one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. See that you despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels always behold the face of my Father in heaven.

But if your brother sins against you, go and reprove him between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not hear you, take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established; and if he will not hear them, tell the assembly; and if he will not hear the assembly, let him be to you as a gentile and a publican.

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Till seven times? Jesus said to him, I say not to you till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

And behold one came and said to him, Teacher, what good [work] shall I do that I may have eternal life? And he said to him, Why do you ask me of the good? one is the good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments. He said to him, What? And Jesus said, this; You shall not kill; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not testify falsely;read more.
Honor your father and mother; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

But Jesus called them to him, and said, You know that the rulers of the gentiles exercise lordship over them, and the great exercise authority over them; but it shall not be so among you. But whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be your minister; and whoever wishes to be first among you, let him be your servant,read more.
as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

They said to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give therefore Caesar's dues to Caesar, and God's to God.

And the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, were assembled together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him, to try him, Teacher, what is the great commandment in the law?read more.
And he said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul, and all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Watch, therefore, for you know not on what day your Lord comes, But know this, that if the householder had known in what watch the thief comes, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken into. Therefore be you also ready, for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man comes.read more.
Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom the Lord has placed over his family to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he comes, shall find so doing. I tell you truly, that he will place him over all his estates. But if that evil servant says in his heart, My Lord delays his coming, and begins to beat his fellow-servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards, the Lord of that servant will come on a day when he looks not for him, and at an hour that he knows not of, and will punish him with the utmost severity, and appoint his portion with hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.

Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.read more.
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you? or thirsty, and give you drink? when did we see you a stranger, and take you in? or naked, and clothe you? when did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you? And the king shall answer and say to them, I tell you truly, that inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me. Then shall he say to those on his left hand, Depart from me accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty and you gave me no drink; a stranger, and you took me not in; sick and in prison and you visited me not. Then shall they also answer and say, Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve you? Then he shall answer them saying, I tell you truly, that inasmuch as you have not done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have not done it to me. And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.

And he called the twelve, and sent them out two and two, and gave them power over impure spirits; and charged them to take nothing for the way, except a staff only; not bread, nor a provision sack, nor copper in the girdle, but to wear sandals, and not to put on two coats.read more.
And he said to them, Where you enter into a house, there remain till you go out thence. And whatever place will not receive you, nor hear you, when you go out thence shake off the dust which is under your feet for a testimony to them.

And he sat down and called the twelve, and said to them, If any one wishes to be first, he shall he last of all, and a servant of all.

And John spoke to him, saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in your name, who follows not us, and we forbade him. And Jesus said, Forbid him not; for no one will perform a mighty work in my name, and be able lightly to speak evil of me.

And whoever shall offend one of the little ones having faith, it would be better for him if a millstone was put about his neck and he was cast into the sea. And if your hand offends you, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled, than having two hands to go away into hell, into the inextinguishable fire. (Added verse not retained in Sawyer)read more.
And if your foot offends you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life lame, than having two feet to be cast into hell. And if your eye offends you, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell, where the worm dies not and the fire is not extinguished. For every man shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. Salt is good; but if the salt has become insipid, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

What God therefore has yoked together, let not man separate. And his disciples asked him again, in the house, concerning this. And he said to them, Whoever puts away his wife and marries another, commits adultery with her;read more.
and if a woman puts away her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.

And as he was going on the way, one ran before and kneeled down to him, and asked him, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? none is good but one, God. You know the commandments; You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not testify falsely, You shall not defraud, Honor your father and mother.read more.
And he answered and said to him, Teacher, all these have I kept from my youth. And Jesus looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack; go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and come and take up your cross and follow me. And he was grieved at this saying, and went away sad, for he had great possessions.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God;

And Jesus said, Render Caesar's dues to Caesar, and God's to God. And they wondered at him.

Observe, watch, for you know not when the time is. As a man leaving his house to go abroad, and giving authority to his servants, and to each one his work, commanded the porter to watch, watch, therefore, for you know not when the master of the house comes; at evening, at midnight, at the cock crowing, or in the morning;read more.
lest, coming suddenly, he should find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.

But I tell you that hear, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you; bless those that curse you; pray for those that injure you; to him that strikes you on the cheek, present also the other; and forbid not him who takes away your cloak to take your coat also.read more.
Give to every one that asks; and from him who takes that which is yours, ask it not back. And as you wish men to do to you, do you also in like manner to them. And if you love those that love you, what thanks have you? for sinners also love those that love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks have you? for sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks have you? sinners also lend to sinners, to receive back as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be children of the Most High; for he is good to the unthankful and evil. Be merciful, as your father is merciful;

And he said to him, You have answered well; do this, and you shall live. But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor? And Jesus replied and said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who both stripped him and inflicted blows upon him, and went away leaving him half dead.read more.
And, providentially, a certain priest went down that way, and seeing him passed by on the other side. And in like manner a Levite also, being at the place, came and saw him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, on a journey, came where he was, and seeing him had compassion on him; and he came and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and putting him on his own beast, brought him to a khan, and took care of him. And on the next day, putting out two denarii [28 cents], he gave them to the khan-keeper, and said, Take care of him, and whatever you expend more, when I return I will pay you. Which of these three think you was a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers? And he said, He that had mercy on him. Then said Jesus to him, Do you go and do likewise.

And he said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness; for one's life depends not on the abundance of his property.

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge a righteous judgment.

I give you a new commandment to love another, as I have loved you that you also should love one another. By this shall all know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me; but if not, believe on account of the works themselves.

If you love me, keep my commandments;

Every branch in me that bears not fruit he takes away; and every branch that bears fruit he trims, that it may bear more fruit.

continue in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it continues in the vine, so you cannot, unless you continue in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He that continues in me and I in him, this man bears much fruit; for separated from me, you can do nothing.

If you continue in me, and my words continue in you, you shall ask whatever you will, and it shall be [given] you. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, I also have loved you; continue in my love.read more.
If you keep my commandments you shall continue in my love, as I have kept my Father's commandments and continue in his love. I have spoken these things to you that my joy may be in you, and your joy be completed. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

You are my friends if you do what I command you;

These things I charge you, that you love one another.

Remember the word which I said to you, a servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will also keep yours. But all these things they will do to you, on my account, because they know not him that sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no pretext for their sin.read more.
He that hates me, hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no other one has done, they would not have had sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.