28 Bible Verses about Men's Orders

My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother:

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.

And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall you speak unto Esau, when you find him.

And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, you shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

Let your eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch you? and when you are thirsty, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.

Esther had not revealed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not show it.

Esther had not yet made known her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther obeyed the command of Mordecai, just as when she was brought up with him.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

He went to Pilate, and begged for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do.

And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,

And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

Since we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, You must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

I speak not by commandment, but to prove by the earnestness of others, the sincerity of your love.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received from us.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

These things command and teach.

And these things give in a charge, that they may be blameless.

I charge you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

Not giving heed to Jewish myths, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you that which is required,