17 Bible Verses about Men's Orders

For I myself am a man under the orders of others, with soldiers under me; and, if I say to one of them 'Go,' he goes, and to another 'Come,' he comes, and to my slave 'Do this,' he does it."

He went to see Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus; upon which Pilate ordered it to be given him.

"What direction did Moses give you?" replied Jesus.

For I myself am a man under the orders of others, with soldiers under me; and if I say to one of them 'Go,' he goes, and to another 'Come,' he comes, and to my slave 'Do this,' he does it."

Simon! Simon! listen. Satan demanded leave to sift you all like wheat,

So they called the Apostles in, and ordered them not to speak or teach in the Name of Jesus.

As we had heard that some of our number had upset you by their assertions, and unsettled your minds--without instructions from us--

I say this, however, as a concession, not as a command.

I am not laying a command upon you, but I am making use of the earnestness shown by others to test the genuineness of your affection.

We urge you, Brothers, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to avoid any Brother who is living an ill-ordered life, which is not in agreement with the teaching that you received from us.

Indeed, when we were with you, what we urged upon you was-- 'If a man does not choose to work, then he shall not eat.'

All such people we urge, and entreat, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to attend quietly to their business, and earn their own living.

Dwell upon these things in your teaching.

Those are the points on which you should dwell, that there may be no call for your censure.

I charge you solemnly, before God and Christ Jesus and the Chosen Angels, to carry out these directions, unswayed by prejudice, never acting with partiality.

and may pay no attention to Jewish legends, or to the directions of those who turn their backs upon the Truth.

And so, though my union with Christ enables me, with all confidence, to dictate the course that you should adopt,