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List of Major Commands of Jesus

• Repent—Matthew 4:17
  
• Follow Me—Matthew 4:19
  
• Rejoice when you are persecuted for following Jesus—Matthew 5:12
  
• Let Your Light Shine by good deeds—Matthew 5:16
  
• Teach God’s Law given Moses & the Prophets—Matthew 5:17–18
  
• Do Not Be Angry with your brother--Matthew 5:21-22
• Do Not Insult Others By Calling Them Fools--Matthew 5:22
• Be Reconciled with the one you offended—Matthew 5:24–25
• Do Not Covet A Married Woman—Matthew 5:27–28
• Repent from sin by cutting off the temptation, or go to hell  ---  Matt 5:29-30
• Don't say more than 'yes' or 'no' to prove you are truthful —Matthew 5:37 (outside court is implied)
  
• Do Not Retaliate Against Evil Persons Who Strike You--Matthew 5:38-39
• Sacrifice Beyond What Others Demand You Give—Matthew 5:38–42
  
• Love Your Enemies—Matthew 5:44
  
• Pray For Those Who Persecute You---Matthew 5:44
• Be Perfect—Matthew 5:48
  
• Give In Secret And Not Where Others Can See You Giving—Matthew 6:1–4
• Do Not Pray Alone In Public Where Others Can See You--Matthew 6:5-6
• Do Not Pray Repetitious Prayers--Matthew 5:7-8
• Do Not Lay Up Treasures on Earth (that Sacrifices Treasures in Heaven)—Matthew 6:19–20
• Seek Above All God’s Kingdom, and God will provide materially—Matthew 6:33
  
• Do Not Judge By Standards You Cannot Meet—Matthew 7:1-3
  
• Do Not Cast Pearls Before Mockers Who Are Not Listening—Matthew 7:6. (See our study.)
  
• Be Persistent in Prayer - Ask, Seek, and Knock—Matthew 7:7–8
  
• Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You—Matthew 7:12
  
• Choose the Narrow Way That Leads to Life—Matthew 7:13–14
  
• Beware of False Prophets Who Have Signs & Wonders But Work Lawlessness / Negation of the Law given Moses—Matthew 7:15
• Pray God Sends Co-Laborers To Spread Good News—Matthew 9:38
  
• Be Wise as Serpents—Matthew 10:16
  
• Fear God, Not Man—Matthew 10:26  and Matthew 10:28
• Take My Yoke (Training) Upon You (Obey)—Matthew 11:29
  
• Do not blaspheme (insult) Yahweh's name for it is unpardonable — Matthew 12:31
• Honor Your Parents (means Support in Poverty)—Matthew 15:4
  
• Beware The Pharisees (Who Minimize Law to Tithing and issuing Commands that "make of none effect" the Law given Moses)—Matthew 16:6; 23:23;15:6
  
• Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross & Follow Me—Luke 9:23
  
• Repent From Sin And Turn in Deep Sorrow For Justification--Luke 18:9-14
• Despise Not Little Children —Matthew 18:10
• Beware of Covetousness; life is not in the abundance you have—Luke 12:15
  
• Forgive Those Who Wrong You, even if they keep wronging you over and over—Matthew 18:21–22
• Never Seek To Rule Over Other Believers—Matthew 20:26–28
  
• Be A People Producing Fruit, Or You Will Not Receive the Kingdom--Matthew 21:4
• Invite To Meals The Poor, the Lame, etc.—Luke 14:12–14
  
• Render to Caesar What Belongs to Caesar—Matthew 22:19–21
  
• Render to God What Belongs to God--Matthew 22:19-21
• Love the Lord [Yahweh] with all your heart, mind and soul—Matthew 22:37–38
  
• Praise, honor and worship the name of Yahweh. Matt 6:9 (Henry commentary on "Hallowed be thy name").
• Make the name of Yahweh known to fulfill the will of Christ in His prayer to the Father.  John 17:6
• Love Your Neighbor—Matthew 22:39
• Call no man father, e.g. father Abraham — Matthew 23:9
• Await My Return; Do Not Listen To Imposters in the Wilderness or Private Places Saying It Is Me; My Return Will Be Universally Seen—Matthew 24:4-6, 23-27
• Produce spiritual profits, and God's abundant blessings will flow. Otherwise, what you have in blessings will be taken away. (Matt. 25:29. Cf. Matt 13:12)
• Try to understand my message, and more understanding will be given. If you don't, what little understanding you have will be taken away. (Matt 13:12.)
• Be "Alive Again" / "Born Again" - Like the Prodigal Who Repented from Sin and Headed Back to the Father—John 3:7; Luke 15:11-32
• If You Love Me, Keep My Commandments—John 14:15
  
• Watch and Pray—Matthew 26:41
  
• Feed My Sheep—John 21:15–16
  
• Baptize My Disciples—Matthew 28:19
  
• Teach The Nations (including Gentiles) All That I Have Commanded--Matthew 28:19
• Receive God’s Power—Luke 24:49
  
• Make Disciples of All Nations, Teaching Them to Observe All That I Commanded You —Matthew 28:20
• Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:34.)

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 Commands of Jesus That Are More Complex than a Single Line

 

• Stay Married Unless God Allows Separation For Adultery—Matthew 19:6; 5:31-32
• Be Shrewd With Money, Using it to Gain Friends to lead them to the Kingdom. Luke 16:1-16 (discussed).
• Go to Those Who Wrong You And Confront Over Their Wrong—Matthew 18:15