Topic: Commandments

“Love your neighbors as you love yourself.” (Leviticus 19:18 / TEV)

“I am the Lord your God...You must not have any other gods besides me.... You must not make use of the name of the Lord your God for worthless purposes, for the Lord will not exonerate anyone who abuses his name that way. Be careful to observe the Sabbath day just as the Lord your God has commanded you. You are to work and do all your tasks in six days, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.” (Deuteronomy 5:6-7 and 11-14 / NET)

“Honor your father and your mother just as the Lord your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he is about to give you. You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not offer false testimony against another. You must not desire another man’s wife, nor should you crave his house, his field, his male and female servants, his ox, his donkey, or anything else he owns.” (Deuteronomy 5:16-21 / NET)

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” (Mark 12:30 / TEV)

“Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” (Mark 12:31 / TEV)

“My commandment is this – to love one another just as I have loved you.” (John 15:12 / NET)

“Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.” (2 John 1:6 / NLT)

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Suggested Readings for COMMANDMENTS

Moses and the Ten Commandments - Exodus 20:1-21

The Greatest Commandments - Mark 12:28-34

A New Commandment - 1 John 2:7-11