28 Bible Verses about Men's Orders

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then the Lord will give to Abraham what he promised him."

He also gave these instructions to the second and third servants, as well as all those who were following the herds, saying, "You must say the same thing to Esau when you meet him.

So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman!

Then he instructed them, "I am about to go to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

Take note of the field where the men are harvesting and follow behind with the female workers. I will tell the men to leave you alone. When you are thirsty, you may go to the water jars and drink some of the water the servants draw."

Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.

Esther was still not divulging her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her. Esther continued to do whatever Mordecai said, just as she had done when he was raising her.

For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go' and he goes, and to another 'Come' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this' and he does it."

He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

So I instructed you at that time regarding everything you should do.

Moreover, Moses commanded the people that day:

He answered them, "What did Moses command you?"

For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."

"Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat,

And they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others.

But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: "If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat."

Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat.

Command and teach these things.

Reinforce these commands, so that they will be beyond reproach.

Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind.

and not pay attention to Jewish myths and commands of people who reject the truth.

So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,