'Command' in the Bible

Remember, I pray Thee, the word that Thou didst command Moses Thy servant, saying, Ye -- ye trespass -- I scatter you among peoples;

for the command of the king is upon them, and support is for the singers, a matter of a day in its day.

and heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their brethren, are over-against them, to give praise, to give thanks, by command of David the man of God, charge over-against charge.

And the singers and the gatekeepers keep the charge of their God, even the charge of the cleansing -- according to the command of David and Solomon his son,

And the servants of the king, who are in the gate of the king, say to Mordecai, 'Wherefore art thou transgressing the command of the king?'

The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.

And say, 'Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.'

At thy command goeth an eagle up high? Or lifteth he up his nest?

The precepts of Jehovah are upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes,

Thou art He, my king, O God, Command the deliverances of Jacob.

Be to me for a rock -- a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark art Thou.

Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad is Thy command -- exceedingly!

Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it is before me to the age.

As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,

In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,

Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.

Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.

Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.

And they keep silent, and have not answered him a word, for a command of the king is, saying, 'Do not answer him.'

Thus said Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel, and his Former: Ask Me of the things coming concerning My sons, Yea, concerning the work of My hands, ye command Me.'

And I declare to thee from that time, Before it cometh I have caused thee to hear, Lest thou say, 'Mine idol hath done them, And my graven image, And my molten image did command them.

And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Do not say, I am a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest.

'And thou, thou dost gird up thy loins, and hast arisen, and spoken unto them all that I command thee: be not affrighted because of them, lest I affright thee before them.

For I did not speak with your fathers, Nor did I command them in the day of My bringing them out of the land of Egypt, Concerning the matters of burnt-offering and sacrifice,

But this thing I commanded them, saying: Hearken to My voice, And I have been to you for God, And ye -- ye are to Me for a people, And have walked in all the way that I command you, So that it is well for you.

And have built the high places of Tophet, That are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, To burn their sons and their daughters with fire, Which I did not command, Nor did it come up on My heart.

That I commanded your fathers, In the day of My bringing them out from the land of Egypt, Out of the iron furnace, saying, Hearken to My voice, and ye have done them, According to all that I command you, And ye have been to Me for a people, And I am to you for God,

And Jehovah saith unto me: Falsehood the prophets are prophesying in My name, I did not send them, nor command them, Nor have I spoken unto them: A false vision, and divination, and vanity, And the deceit of their own heart, they are prophesying to you.

And they build the high places of Baal, that are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come up on my heart to do this abomination, so as to cause Judah to sin.

Performed have been the words of Jonadab son of Rechab, when he commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk unto this day, for they have obeyed the command of their father; and I -- I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not hearkened unto Me.

'Because the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab have performed the command of their father, that he commanded them, and this people have not hearkened unto Me,

And to the house of the Rechabites said Jeremiah: 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Because that ye have hearkened unto the command of Jonadab your father, and ye observe all his commands, and do according to all that he commanded you;

His hand spread out hath an adversary On all her desirable things, For she hath seen -- Nations have entered her sanctuary, Concerning which Thou didst command, 'They do not come into the assembly to thee.'

Oppressed is Ephraim, broken in judgment, When he pleased he went after the command.

And if they be hid in the top of Carmel, From thence I search out, and have taken them, And if they be hid from Mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, From thence I command the serpent, And it hath bitten them.

And if they go into captivity before their enemies, From thence I command the sword, And it hath slain them, And I have set Mine eye on them for evil, And not for good.

Remember ye the law of Moses My servant, That I did command him in Horeb, For all Israel -- statutes and judgments.

And Jesus having seen great multitudes about him, did command to depart to the other side;

These twelve did Jesus send forth, having given command to them, saying, 'To the way of the nations go not away, and into a city of the Samaritans go not in,

And he answering said to them, 'Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition?

for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;

and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.

They say to him, 'Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

Teacher, which is the great command in the Law?'

this is a first and great command;

command, then, the sepulchre to be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, may steal him away, and may say to the people, He rose from the dead, and the last deceit shall be worse than the first.'

teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days -- till the full end of the age.'

and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,

for, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.'

And he said to them, 'Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;

and he answering said to them, 'What did Moses command you?'

And Jesus answering said to them, 'For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,

And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, questioned him, 'Which is the first command of all?'

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength -- this is the first command;

and the second is like it, this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; -- greater than these there is no other command.'

as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;

and amazement came upon all, and they were speaking together, with one another, saying, 'What is this word, that with authority and power he doth command the unclean spirits, and they come forth?'

and he said to them, 'Where is your faith?' and they being afraid did wonder, saying unto one another, 'Who, then, is this, that even the winds he doth command, and the water, and they obey him?'

and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

'And the servant said, Sir, it hath been done as thou didst command, and still there is room.

and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.

and in the law, Moses did command us that such be stoned; thou, therefore, what dost thou say?'

no one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'

and both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if any one may know where he is, he may shew it, so that they may seize him.

because I spake not from myself, but the Father who sent me, He did give me a command, what I may say, and what I may speak,

and I have known that His command is life age-during; what, therefore, I speak, according as the Father hath said to me, so I speak.'

but that the world may know that I love the Father, and according as the Father gave me command so I do; arise, we may go hence.

'This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;

ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever I command you;

'These things I command you, that ye love one another;

till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

saying, 'Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.'

and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command them to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was abiding there.

and there rose up certain of those of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying -- 'It behoveth to circumcise them, to command them also to keep the law of Moses.'

and this she was doing for many days, but Paul having been grieved, and having turned, said to the spirit, 'I command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come forth from her;' and it came forth the same hour.

And those conducting Paul, brought him unto Athens, and having received a command unto Silas and Timotheus that with all speed they may come unto him, they departed;

the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,

and a plot having been intimated to me against this man -- about to be of the Jews -- at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.'

They, therefore, having come together -- I, making no delay, on the succeeding day having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought,

but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.'

but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, hindered them from the counsel, and did command those able to swim, having cast themselves out first -- to get unto the land,

Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness -- for apart from law sin is dead.

And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, the sin revived, and I died;

and the command that is for life, this was found by me for death;

for the sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, did deceive me, and through it did slay me;

so that the law, indeed, is holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.

That which is good then, to me hath it become death? let it not be! but the sin, that it might appear sin, through the good, working death to me, that the sin might become exceeding sinful through the command,

for, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false testimony, Thou shalt not covet;' and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;'

and now having been made manifest, also, through prophetic writings, according to a command of the age-during God, having been made known to all the nations for obedience of faith --

and this I say by way of concurrence -- not of command,

And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from the Lord to be faithful:

not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,

which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

and we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that the things that we command you ye both do and will do;