9 Bible Verses about Law, Ten Commandments

be not idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, "the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."

Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but only they who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.

for this is a commandment of God, "honour thy father and mother; and, he that curses father or mother, let him be punish'd with death."

Children, obey your christian parents: for this is the law. the first commandment with a promise annexed, is, "honour thy father and mother, that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst be long-lived on the earth."

Ye have heard that it has been said to the antients, "Thou shalt not kill: and whosoever shall kill, shall be punish'd by the tribunal."

Ye have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt not commit adultery,"

Marriage is every where honourable, and that state is innocent: but the licentious and adulterers God will punish.

Do we then conclude, that the law is the cause of sin? by no means; but I should not have had such a notion of sin, had it not been for the law: for I should not have known concupiscence was a sin, unless the law had said, "thou shalt not covet."

for we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold a slave to sin.