
"These Things I Command You!" -Jesus' own Commands, from the 4 Gospels
Of all the beautiful things Jesus is recorded as saying in the 4 Gospels, His direct commands are so easily overlooked. So here they are! In canon order. From all four gospels, (and Acts from the resurrected Jesus). I hope you love them.
"Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord’, and not do what I say?" - Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 6:46
"If you love Me, keep My commandments." - Jesus of Nazareth, John 14:15
"Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven." - Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 7:21
"Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." - Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 28:19-20
"These things I command you, that you love one another." - Jesus of Nazareth, John 15:17
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I did not include 'implied commands', like the ones beginning "If you...", or the ones that begin "whoever does this or does that will be..." as they are more like promises than commands. I tried to include only those things Jesus said that are unambiguous commands: "do this; don't do that". However, "peace be with you" is included as I could not tell if it was a blessing or a command. Maybe it is both?
Also, where Jesus quoted OT scripture or rebuked Satan is not included as He starts with "you have heard it said..."
Nonetheless, these are the commands of Jesus. 234 of them. In Jesus's own words.
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