53 Bible Verses about Commands, in NT

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Matthew 22:36-40

"Master, which is the great commandment in the law?" Jesus answered, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. "This is the great and first commandment.read more.
"The second, which is like it, is this, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. "On those two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets."

Mark 12:28-31

Just then up came one of the Scribes who had heard them arguing, and realized that Jesus had answered them admirably. "What commandment," he asked, "is the first of all?" Jesus replied. "The first is. 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord; and thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.'"read more.
"The second is this, "Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. Other command greater than these there is none."

Matthew 15:3

"And why do you also keep transgressing the command of God by your tradition?" he asked.

Mark 7:9

"It is praiseworthy, is it," he exclaimed, "to reject the command of God that you may keep your tradition!

Mark 7:8

"You neglect the commandment of God, and hold fast the traditions of men."

Acts 13:46-47

So Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly. "It was necessary," they said, "first to proclaim the word of God to you. But since you push it away from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. "For such is God's command to us, saying, "I have set thee for a light to the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation to the uttermost part of the earth."

Titus 1:3

but manifested in his own time; that word of his in proclaiming which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour.

Matthew 8:26-27

"Why are you afraid?" he said, "you men of little faith!" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there came a great calm. But the men were amazed, saying, "What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"

Mark 4:39-41

And he awoke, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" The wind fell, and there ensued a great calm. Then he said to them. "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?" Then they were awestruck, and said one to another, "Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey him!"

Luke 8:24-25

Then they came to him and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are lost!" Then he awoke, and rebuked the winds and the raging of the sea. They ceased, and there was a calm. "Where is your faith?" he asked them, In their terror they were filled with amazement, and said to one another, "Who is this who commands even the winds and the sea, and they obey him?"

Matthew 28:19-20

Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe every command which I have given you. and lo! I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world."

Mark 1:25-27

But Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quit! Come out of him." So the unclean spirit, after tearing him, came out of him with a loud cry; and every one was amazed so that they began questioning among themselves. "What does this mean? A new teaching with authority? He lays commands even upon unclean spirits and they obey him."

Luke 4:35-36

And Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quiet! Come out of him." And when the demon had thrown the man down before them, he came out of him without doing him any harm. All were amazed, and began to ask one another, saying. "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits and they come out."

Mark 5:43

He, however, repeatedly cautioned them not to let any one know about it, and directed them to give her something to eat.

Luke 8:56

He bade them to get her some food. Her parents were amazed; but he forbade them to tell any one what had been done.

Mark 9:25

And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit. "You dumb and deaf spirit," he said, "come out of him, I command you, and never enter him again."

1 Corinthians 9:14

Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11

But to those already married my commandment is??nd not mine, but the Lord's??hat a wife is not to leave her husband; (or if she has already left him let her either remain as she is, or be reconciled to him), and also that a husband is not to put away his wife.

1 Corinthians 14:37

If any one thinks himself a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that what I am now writing you is a command of the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:2

For you know what charges I laid upon you through the Lord Jesus.

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to recollect the words that were foretold by the holy prophets, and the command of your Lord and Saviour, given you through your apostles.

1 John 2:7-8

Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, nay, and old commandment, which you have had from the beginning. That old commandment is the message to which you have listened. Yet again it is a new commandment which I am writing to you, which is true in him and is you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

Acts 10:48

And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain with them for a time.

Acts 16:4

And as they went on their way through the cities they handed them the resolutions which the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem had ordained for them to keep.

Acts 16:18

She persisted in this for many days, until Paul, worn out, turned round and said to the spirit, "I charge you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her." In that very hour it came out of her.

2 Thessalonians 3:4

Now we have fully fixed our faith on you in the Lord, that you are doing and will continue to do what we enjoin.

1 Timothy 1:3-5

As I begged you when I was setting out for Macedonia, stay where you are at Ephesus, and instruct certain individuals there not to be teaching heterodoxy, nor to be paying attention to myths and interminable genealogies, which tend to promote discussions rather than a stewardship entrusted by God, a stewardship which is in faith. Now the end of the exhortation is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and an undissembled faith.

1 Timothy 6:17-18

Charge the rich of this world not to be supercilious, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in God, who provides all things richly for our use. Charge them to practise benevolence, to be rich in good works, to be open-handed and generous,

1 Timothy 6:13-14

In the presence of God who gives life to all, and of Christ Jesus who bore witness to the good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you, keep your commission spotless and irreproachable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 21:34

Some among the crowd kept shouting one thing, some another; and when the tribune could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered Paul into the barracks.

Acts 23:10

But when the dissension became violent, the tribune, fearing that they would tear Paul in pieces, ordered the troops to march down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

Acts 25:6

After staying not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day, after taking his seat upon the tribunal, he ordered Paul to be brought.

John 11:57

Now the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that if any one knew where he was. he should give information, so that they might arrest him.

Acts 4:15

So they bade them withdraw from the Sanhedrin, while they conferred together.

Acts 5:28

"We strictly forbade you, did we not, to teach about this Name, and here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us."

Acts 23:2-3

Then the High Priest Ananias ordered those who stood near Paul to strike him on the mouth. "You whited sepulcher," exclaimed Paul, "God will strike you! You are sitting there to judge me according to the law, are you? And do you command me to be struck, contrary to the Law?"

Hebrews 9:19-20

For after every commandment according to the law had been spoken by Moses to the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people. saying, This is the blood of that testament which God commanded in regard to you.

Matthew 8:4

Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, as an evidence to them."

Mark 1:44

"See you say nothing to any one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your purification what Moses commanded for a testimony to them."

Matthew 19:7-8

They answered, "Why then did Moses command the husband to give her 'a written bill of divorce,' and so to put her away?" "Moses," said Jesus, "permitted you to divorce your wives on account of the hardness of your hearts, but from the beginning it was not so.

Mark 10:3-4

"What did Moses command you?" he replied, "Moses," said they, "permitted a man to draw up a bill of separation and divorce her."

John 8:5

"Now Moses, in the Law, has commanded us to stone such creatures. But you, what do you say?"

Romans 7:8-13

But when sin had gained a vantage-ground, by means of the commandment, it stirred up within me all manner of lust; for where there is no law, sin is dead. Once I lived apart from the Law, myself; but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died; and the very commandment which should have meant life, this I found to mean death.read more.
For sin, when it had gained a vantage-ground through the commandment, beguiled me, and through it slew me. So then the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. Did then that which was good become for me death? Never! but sin did; that it might be manifest as sin, by that the unutterable malignity of sin might become plain through the commandment.

Hebrews 12:18-21

For you are not come to a palpable and enkindled fire, nor to gloom and darkness and tempest and the blare of a trumpet and an audible voice. Those who heard that voice entreated that no word more should be spoken to them. For they could not endure that which was enjoined, Even if a wild beast touches the mountain it shall be stoned to death;read more.
and so terrible was the scene that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and tremble.

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