'Commandments' in the Bible

{as was the daily requirement}, to offer up according to the commandments of Moses for Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and the three {annual} feasts: the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths.

commanding Judah to seek the LORD God of their ancestors and to keep the Law and the commandments.

But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

Whenever your countrymen who live in the cities bring a case before you (whether it involves a violent crime or other matters related to the law, commandments, rules, and regulations), warn them that they must not sin against the Lord. If you fail to do so, God will be angry with you and your colleagues; but if you obey, you will be free of guilt.

And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.

Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?

And now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandments of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

You revealed Your holy Sabbath to them,and gave them commands, statutes, and instructionthrough Your servant Moses.

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.

They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

We will impose the following commands on ourselves: To give an eighth of an ounce of silver yearly for the service of the house of our God:

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Blessed [happy and sheltered by God’s favor] is everyone who fears the Lord [and worships Him with obedience],Who walks in His ways and lives according to His commandments.

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

You assist those who delight in doing what is right, who observe your commandments. Look, you were angry because we violated them continually. How then can we be saved?

Then I took the deed of the purchase, the sealed [copy containing] the commandments and the rules, together with the [one] that was open.

Then Jeremiah told the house of the Rechabites, "This is what the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel says: "Because you obeyed the commandment of your ancestor Jonadab, have observed all his commandments, and have done everything that he commanded you,'

And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;

we have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from Your commands and ordinances.

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

“Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrificeThat I will punish the princes and the king’s sonsAnd all who are clothed in [lavish] foreign apparel [reflecting their paganism].

Seek the Lord [search diligently for Him and regard Him as the foremost necessity of your life],All you humble of the landWho have practiced His ordinances and have kept His commandments;Seek righteousness, seek humility [regard them as vital].Perhaps you will be hidden [and pardoned and rescued]In the day of the Lord’s anger.

"My covenant with him was for life and peace, and I gave the commandments to him so he would fear me. He did fear me as he stood in my presence.

From the days of your ancestors you have ignored my commandments and have not kept them! Return to me, and I will return to you," says the Lord who rules over all. "But you say, 'How should we return?'

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandments to depart unto the other side.

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

He said to Jesus, “Which commandments?” And Jesus answered, “You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not give false testimony;

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

"Rabbi," he replied, "all these Commandments I have carefully obeyed from my youth."

Then one of the Scribes, who had heard them disputing and well knew that Jesus had given them an answer to the point, and a forcible one, came forward and asked Him, "Which is the chief of all the Commandments?"

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

I am giving you these commandments so that you may love one another."

Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

The commandments:Do not commit adultery;do not murder;do not steal;do not covet;and whatever other commandment—all are summed up by this: Love your neighbor as yourself.

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

But the Law has nothing to do with faith. Instead, "The person who keeps the commandments will have life in them."

Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)

For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

that you keep God's commandments stainlessly and without reproach till the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. This contained a golden jar which held the manna, and the rod of Aaron that sprouted, and the [two stone] tablets of the covenant [inscribed with the Ten Commandments];