26 Bible Verses about commandments
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If you love me, you will obey my commandments.
They are worshiping me for nothing [because they are] teaching principles that are [merely] the requirements of men.'"
The person who knows [what] my commandments [are] and obeys them is the one who [truly] loves me. And the person who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.
For this is [real evidence of] our love for God: [It is] obeying what He commands us to do. And obeying His commands does not cause us any grief [or, unpleasantness].
And here is how we can be assured that we know Jesus [i.e., that we are saved]: [It is] by obeying what He commands us.
And this is [the true meaning of] love: That we should live in obedience to God's commandments. And this is the commandment, just as you heard from the beginning, that you should live in it [i.e., live a life of love].
And this is His commandment: We should believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ [i.e., the person of Christ], and love one another, just He has commanded us to do.
And this is the [greatest] commandment [See Matt. 2:37-38] we have received from Him: [It requires] that the person who [claims to] love God should also love his brother.
I am giving you a new commandment: love one another. Also you should love one another in the same way that I have loved you.
So, the law of Moses itself is holy and the commandment [against sinning] is holy and just and good.
This is [one] way we know that we love God's [spiritually reborn] children: [It is] when we love God and obey what He commands us to do.
It would have been better for them if they had not known the right way [to God] than, after knowing it, to turn back from the sacred message that had been presented to them.
Jesus answered him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is [only] One who is good [i.e., God]. But if you want to enter [never ending] life, [then] obey His commandments."
And he replied, "Teacher, I have [already] been observing all these commandments since I was a young lad."
My dearly loved ones, I am not writing to you about a new commandment, but about an old one. [It is the one] you had learned about from the beginning. [Note: This is the commandment to love one another (3:1: II John 5) which Jesus had taught his disciples during His earthly ministry. See Mark 12:31]. This old commandment is the word [of God] which you heard [previously].
[Ex. 20:12 says], "Show honor to your father and mother," (which is the first commandment that carries the promise),
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For this is [real evidence of] our love for God: [It is] obeying what He commands us to do. And obeying His commands does not cause us any grief [or, unpleasantness].
Topics on Commandments
Breaking The Ten Commandments
James 2:10For, whoever observes the entire law [of God] and yet breaks one requirement [of it], becomes guilty of [breaking] all of it.
Commandments Of Christ
Matthew 5:16In that same way, you should allow your light [i.e., influence] to shine in front of people, so that they will see your good deeds and [be led to] honor your Father in heaven.
I Keep The Commandments
Matthew 19:20The young man said to Him, "I have [already] been observing all of these commandments. What do I [still] lack?"
If You Keep The Commandments
Romans 2:26So, if an uncircumcised person [i.e., a Gentile] obeys [the rest of] the requirements of the law, will not the fact that he is not circumcised be considered [by God] as though he were?
Keep The Commandments!
Matthew 19:17-19Jesus answered him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is [only] One who is good [i.e., God]. But if you want to enter [never ending] life, [then] obey His commandments."
Law, Ten Commandments
1 Corinthians 10:7[So], do not worship idols as some of them did, as it is written [Ex. 32:6], "The people sat down to feast and drink, then got up and played." [Note: This refers to the Israelites engaging in an orgy of dancing and sex. See Ex. 32:17-19].
Results Of Keeping The Commandments
1 John 5:2This is [one] way we know that we love God's [spiritually reborn] children: [It is] when we love God and obey what He commands us to do.
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- God's Word Is Righteous
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- Keep The Commandments!
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- Keeping Man's Word