Commandments
174 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
General Scriptures Concerning
- Exodus 13:8–10 And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ …
- Exodus 20:3–17 You shall have no other gods before Me. …
- Deuteronomy 4:5 See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
- Deuteronomy 4:9–10 Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren. …
- Deuteronomy 5:6–21 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. …
- Deuteronomy 6:4–9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. …
- Deuteronomy 11:18–21 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. …
- Deuteronomy 32:46–47 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law. …
- Joshua 8:30–35 At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel, …
- 2 Chronicles 17:7–9 In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah, …
- Nehemiah 8:2–8 On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. …
- Psalm 78:1–7 Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth. …
- Proverbs 3:3–4 Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. …
- Proverbs 6:20–21 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. …
- Proverbs 7:1–4 My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you. …
- Isaiah 57:8 Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.
- Jeremiah 11:4 which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
- Zechariah 7:9–10 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. …
- Zechariah 8:16–17 These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, …
Other Apostles: Precepts of, Explicitly Stated or Implied in Didactic Epistles
- James 1:16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
- James 1:19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- James 1:21–22 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls. …
- James 2:1–4 My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. …
- James 2:8–12 If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. …
- James 3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
- James 4:7–11 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. …
- James 4:13–15 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” …
- James 5:7–12 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil — how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. …
- James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
- 1 Peter 1:13–17 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. …
- 1 Peter 2:11–25 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. …
- 1 Peter 3:8–12 Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble. …
- 1 Peter 3:15–17 But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect, …
- 1 Peter 4:1–16 Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin. …
- 1 Peter 5:1–3 As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you: …
- 1 Peter 5:5–9 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” …
- 2 Peter 1:5–7 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; …
- 2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
- 2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace— spotless and blameless in His sight.
- 2 Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
- 1 John 2:15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- 1 John 2:28 And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
- 1 John 3:10–23 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother. …
- 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- 1 John 4:7–8 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. …
- 1 John 4:11–12 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. …
- 1 John 4:15–16 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. …
- 1 John 4:21 And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
- 1 John 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
- 2 John 5–6 And now I urge you, dear lady — not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another. …
- 3 John 11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
- Jude 3–4 Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints. …
- Jude 20–23 But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, …
- Revelation 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
- Revelation 3:18–19 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. …
- Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
Precepts of Jesus – Explicitly Stated, or Implied in Didactic Discourse
- Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
- Matthew 5:22–24 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell. …
- Matthew 5:27–48 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ …
- Matthew 6:1–4 “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. …
- Matthew 6:6–8 But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. …
- Matthew 6:16–25 When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. …
- Matthew 6:31–34 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ …
- Matthew 7:1–29 “Do not judge, or you will be judged. …
- Matthew 10:5–42 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. …
- Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Matthew 18:8–10 If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. …
- Matthew 18:15–17 If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. …
- Matthew 18:21–22 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” …
- Matthew 19:16–19 Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” …
- Matthew 20:25–28 But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. …
- Matthew 22:21 “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
- Matthew 22:34–40 And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together. …
- Matthew 24:42–51 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. …
- Matthew 25:34–46 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. …
- Mark 6:7–11 Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits. …
- Mark 8:34 Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Mark 9:35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
- Mark 9:38–39 John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.” …
- Mark 9:42–50 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea. …
- Mark 10:9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
- Mark 10:11–12 So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. …
- Mark 10:17–22 As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” …
- Mark 11:22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.
- Mark 12:17 Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.
- Mark 13:33–37 Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come. …
- Luke 6:27–42 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, …
- Luke 10:28–37 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.” …
- Luke 12:12–31 For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.” …
- John 7:24 Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
- John 13:34–35 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. …
- John 14:11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me — or at least believe on account of the works themselves.
- John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- John 14:23–24 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. …
- John 15:2 He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
- John 15:4–5 Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. …
- John 15:7–12 If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. …
- John 15:14 You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- John 15:17 This is My command to you: Love one another.
- John 15:20–22 Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. …
Precepts of Paul – Explicitly Stated or Implied in Didactic Epistles
- Romans 12:1–3 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. …
- Romans 12:6–21 We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; …
- Romans 13:8–14 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. …
- Romans 14:19–21 So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification. …
- Romans 15:1–2 We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. …
- 1 Corinthians 8:1 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
- 1 Corinthians 10:7–10 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” …
- 1 Corinthians 10:24 No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
- 1 Corinthians 10:28–29 But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience — …
- 1 Corinthians 10:31–32 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God. …
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13–14 Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong. …
- 2 Corinthians 13:7 Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong — not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
- Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
- Galatians 5:16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
- Galatians 6:1–2 Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. …
- Ephesians 4:1–3 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: …
- Ephesians 4:26–32 “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, …
- Ephesians 5:1–6 Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, …
- Ephesians 5:11 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- Ephesians 5:15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- Ephesians 5:17–21 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. …
- Ephesians 6:10–11 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. …
- Ephesians 6:13–18 Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. …
- Philippians 1:27–28 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the …
- Philippians 2:2–8 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. …
- Philippians 2:12–16 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. …
- Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Philippians 4:8–9 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think on these things. …
- Colossians 2:6 Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
- Colossians 2:16 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
- Colossians 2:20–23 If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations: …
- Colossians 3:1–2 Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. …
- Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
- Colossians 3:8–9 But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. …
- Colossians 3:12–17 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. …
- Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:12 And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5–6 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; …
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9–12 Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another. …
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6 So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22 But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. …
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6–15 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us. …
- 1 Timothy 1:4 or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
- 1 Timothy 2:1–2 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— …
- 1 Timothy 2:8–12 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension. …
- 1 Timothy 3:2–13 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, …
- 1 Timothy 4:1–7 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, …
- 1 Timothy 4:12–16 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. …
- 1 Timothy 5:1–14 Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers, …
- 1 Timothy 5:16–21 If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need. …
- 1 Timothy 6:11–14 But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. …
- 1 Timothy 6:17–20 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. …
- 2 Timothy 1:13–14 Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. …
- 2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- 2 Timothy 2:22–25 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. …
- 2 Timothy 3:2–5 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, …
- Titus 1:5–14 The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. …
- Titus 2:2–5 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. …
- Titus 2:9–12 Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, …
- Titus 3:1–2 Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work, …
- Titus 3:8 This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
- Hebrews 6:1 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
- Hebrews 6:11–12 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. …
- Hebrews 10:22–25 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. …
- Hebrews 13:1–3 Continue in brotherly love. …
- Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- Hebrews 13:7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
- Hebrews 13:9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
- Hebrews 13:15–17 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. …
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.