'Command' in the Bible

And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

Peter said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”

They *said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She *said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.”

When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again.”

And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?”

They were imploring Him not to command them to go away into the abyss.

When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;

You are My friends if you do what I command you.

This I command you, that you love one another.

She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out at that very moment.

and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Now those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

So, on the next day when Agrippa came together with Bernice amid great pomp, and entered the auditorium accompanied by the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

But this I say by way of concession, not of command.

Now concerning virgins I have no command of the Lord, but I give an opinion as one who by the mercy of the Lord is trustworthy.

I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.

We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us.

Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread.

This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight,

For they could not bear the command, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it will be stoned.”