17 Bible Verses about Men's Orders

"For I myself also am a man under authority, and I have soldiers under me. To one man I say 'Go,' and he goes; to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."

This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

"What did Moses command you?" he replied,

"For I also am a man obedient to authority, and have soldiers under me. And I say to one 'come,' and he comes, and to my slave 'do this or that,' and he does it."

"Simon, Simon," said the Lord, "behold, Satan has asked to have you all that he might sift you like wheat.

So they summoned them, and ordered them not to speak at all, nor to teach in the name of Jesus.

"as we have heard that some of your number who went out from us have troubled you with words and upset your souls, without having received any such instruction from us;

But what I have just said is by way of concession, not command.

I do not say this by way of command, but by the zeal of others I am trying to prove the reality of your love.

I summon you, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to shun any brother who leads an idle and disorderly life, which is not according to the rule you received from me.

For indeed when I was with you, I used to charge you, "If any man will not work, he shall not eat."

Now all such I command and entreat, by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, to work in quietness. and to earn their own living.

Keep preaching and teaching these things.

Keep admonishing them regarding these things, so that they may be irreproachable.

I charge you solemnly in the presence of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ and of the elect angels, that you observe these things without prejudice against any man, and do nothing out of partiality.

so as to make them sound in the faith, not giving heed to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

And so, although I might be bold in Christ to dictate to you what is fitting,