28 Bible Verses about Men's Orders

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

And he commandeth also the second, also the third, also all who are going after the droves, saying, 'According to this manner do ye speak unto Esau in your finding him,

And Isaac calleth unto Jacob, and blesseth him, and commandeth him, and saith to him, 'Thou dost not take a wife of the daughters of Caanan;

And he commandeth them, and saith unto them, 'I am being gathered unto my people; bury me by my fathers, at the cave which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite;

thine eyes are on the field which they reap, and thou hast gone after them; have not I charged the young men not to touch thee? when thou art athirst then thou hast gone unto the vessels, and hast drunk from that which the young men draw.'

Esther hath not declared her people, and her kindred, for Mordecai hath laid a charge on her that she doth not declare it;

Esther is not declaring her kindred and her people, as Mordecai hath laid a charge upon her, and the saying of Mordecai Esther is doing as when she was truly with him.

for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Be coming, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.'

he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.

and I command you, at that time, all the things which ye do.

And Moses commandeth the people on that day, saying,

and he answering said to them, 'What did Moses command you?'

for I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Be coming, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.'

And the Lord said, 'Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,

And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor to teach, in the name of Jesus,

seeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,

and this I say by way of concurrence -- not of command,

not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,

And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;

Charge these things, and teach;

and these things charge, that they may be blameless;

I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.

not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;

Wherefore, having in Christ much boldness to command thee that which is fit --