28 Bible Verses about Men's Orders

My son, keep your father's commandments, and do not forsake the law of your mother;

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;

For I know him, that he will command his sons and his house after him, and they shall keep the way of Jehovah, to do justice and judgment, that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which He has spoken of him.

And so he commanded the second and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, In this way you shall speak to Esau when you find him.

And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and commanded him. And he said to him, You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

And he charged them and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them. Have I not commanded the young men that they shall not touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink of that which the young men have drawn.

Esther had not revealed her people nor her kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her that she should not show it.

Esther had not yet revealed her kindred nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her. For Esther obeyed the command of Mordecai as she did when she was brought up with him.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, Go! And he goes; and to another, Come! And he comes; and to my servant, Do this! And he does it.

He went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do.

And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,

And He answered and said to them, What did Moses command you?

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers. And I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired you, that he may sift you as wheat.

And they called them and commanded them not to speak at all, nor to teach in the name of Jesus.

Because we have heard that certain ones who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, Be circumcised and keep the law! (to whom we gave no such command);

But I speak this according to permission, not according to commandment.

I do not speak according to command, but through the eagerness of others, and testing the trueness of your love.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks disorderly, and not after the teaching which he received from us.

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this, that if anyone would not work, neither should he eat.

Now we command and exhort those who are such, by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

Command and teach these things.

And command these things so that they may be blameless.

I charge you before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you guard these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

not giving heed to Jewish myths and commandments of men, turning away from the truth.

Therefore, having much boldness in Christ to enjoin you to do the fitting thing;