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Example sentences for "commandment"

Lexicographically close words:
commandest; commandeth; commanding; commandingly; commandit; commandments; commando; commandoes; commandos; commands
  1. By commandment of the trumpets whence know we it?

  2. By the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

  3. Even the elders did say to him, ‘if such has been thy custom, thou hast never in thy life fulfilled the commandment of the booth.

  4. In his Prerogative of Parliaments he mentions that he once moved an exemption 'by commandment of Queen Elizabeth, who desired much to spare the common people.

  5. Commands in abundance they have left us on moral matters; and one commandment of another kind has been added, the commandment, namely, to celebrate the Lord's Supper.

  6. How could a father accuse his little girl of outrages against a commandment he had been afraid even to mention to her.

  7. The second commandment demands confession and prayer, that we call upon the name of Jehovah in times of peril and give thanks unto God.

  8. The first commandment of the Law demands faith, that we believe God is the only helper in time of need, Ps 9, 9.

  9. This son would never have derided his father for being overcome by wine had he not first dismissed from his soul that reverence and esteem which God's commandment requires children to cherish toward their parents.

  10. The third commandment requires that we teach the truth, and that we guard and defend sound doctrine.

  11. But how does this principle agree with the commandment of God?

  12. What we have heard so far, referred to domestic matters; now God adds a commandment pertaining to civil government.

  13. Nevertheless, they did not mingle with them, for the eye of faith looked back to the commandment of God and to the promise of the seed to be born from the generation of the righteous.

  14. How the inhabitants of Lerne, by the commandment of Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden Chapter 1.

  15. How the inhabitants of Lerne, by the commandment of Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden.

  16. And if he honestly believes that, of what avail is it to quote the commandment against stealing, when he proposes to make the capitalist disgorge?

  17. The enunciation of this great first commandment of science consecrated Doubt.

  18. All the rules for the game of living ain't written down--the Eleventh Commandment and the Twelfth Commandment and the Ninth Commandment.

  19. The result of inquiring of the Lord, according to the statement of Mr. Gurley, was that a commandment was given appointing a day of fasting and prayer, and the Lord promised to show them how to organize.

  20. It is simply this: a commandment was given to build the Nauvoo House, a tavern, for the boarding and lodging of strangers.

  21. A few weeks afterwards this commandment and prophecy was repeated, and he began looking about for a starting point.

  22. Genesis Chapter 35 Jacob purgeth his family from idols: goeth by God's commandment to Bethel, and there buildeth an altar.

  23. Thou shalt be over my house, and at the commandment of thy mouth all the people shall obey: only in the kingly throne will I be above thee.

  24. Genesis Chapter 20 Abraham sojourned in Gerara: Sara is taken into king Abimelech's house, but by God's commandment is restored untouched.

  25. And the king said to Joseph: I am Pharao: without thy commandment no man shall move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

  26. It never can be necessary for us to violate any Negative Commandment in the Law of our God; where God says, thou shalt not, we cannot upon any pretence reply, I must.

  27. He advised them, when to March, and where to Stay, and without his Commandment they moved not.

  28. He foretells the near approach of His own death and glorification; gives the new commandment of Christian charity, and predicts the triple denial by Peter.

  29. Christ calls this commandment a new one, because though love of the neighbour had been commanded in the Law (Lev.

  30. A new commandment I give ut diligatis invicem, sicut unto you: That you love one dilexi vos, ut et vos another, as I have loved you, diligatis invicem.

  31. At last it came to pass, by the commandment of God, the Almighty and Glorious, that the winds and waves drove a ship that had lost its course to the shore of that Island.

  32. I shall never hereafter take upon me to gather any routs, or make any assembly of your people, without your commandment or licence, or in my lawful defence.

  33. But he promises that Sir John shall be her true knight, and she in return promises to be more at his commandment than at any knight's in England, 'my lord' excepted.

  34. With which commandment the Prince being set (p.

  35. And I will never cease, both night and day, With all my heart unto the Lord to pray "For HIM, by whose commandment I tooke (p.

  36. The first commandment is, "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me" (Exod.

  37. We are all guilty of breaking the first commandment if Jesus Christ were mere man--if He were a created being, and not what He claims to be.

  38. Wherefore now do you transgress the commandment of the Lord?

  39. They told him, that 'his hair was too long, and that he had disobeyed that commandment which saith, Honour thy father and mother.

  40. Notice that His commandment not to make any graven thing was given to draw the people from idolatry, to which they were prone, and that the brazen serpent was an image of our Lord's suffering.

  41. No flesh, not even that of the true believer, is so completely under the influence of the Spirit that it will not bite or devour, or at least neglect, the commandment of love.

  42. It sounds short and easy, but show me the man who can teach, learn, and do this commandment perfectly.

  43. But the Holy Ghost was in Moses and made intercession for him with unutterable groanings, sighings unto the Lord: "O Lord, at Thy commandment have I led forth this people.

  44. None of us heed, or urge, or practice this commandment properly.

  45. Both the knowledge of the Gospel and the commandment to preach it to the Gentiles, Paul received directly from God.

  46. Christ gave us no other law than this law of mutual love: "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another.

  47. They break the very first commandment of God by denying His promise in Christ.

  48. This commandment is not meant for those who deny Christ; neither is it meant for those who continue to live in sin.

  49. Though the conscience hurts when we fail to fulfill this commandment in every respect we are not overwhelmed by our failure to bear our neighbor sincere and brotherly love.

  50. For the sake of argument let us suppose that you could fulfill the Law in the spirit of the first commandment of God: "Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thy heart.

  51. Christ, says Paul, has delivered us from this wicked kingdom of the devil and the world according to the good will, the pleasure and commandment of the Father.

  52. By this distinction Paul explains why charity which is the commandment of the Law cannot justify, because the Law contributes nothing to our justification.

  53. I was exceeding glad that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

  54. For this is the commandment that, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in the same: 1:7.

  55. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing a new commandment to thee, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.

  56. Bidding good-by to this small remnant of the Saints who remained on the Temple ground to see us fulfill the revelation and commandment of God, we turned our backs on Far West, Missouri, and returned to Illinois.

  57. It is a sign and a commandment that God hath given whereby man may enter into His Kingdom.

  58. Again, this testament which Joseph Smith left, contains a revelation and commandment from God, out of heaven, concerning the patriarchal order of marriage.

  59. We assemble in a Temple built by the commandment of the Lord for the salvation of the human family.

  60. The Lord has commanded children to obey their parents; and Paul says, 'This is the first commandment with promise.

  61. I rejoiced and praised the Lord that I had lived to see some of the tents of Israel pitched, and a company gathered by the commandment of God to go up and help to redeem Zion.

  62. The law of Patriarchal marriage and plurality of wives is a revelation and commandment of God to us, and we should obey it; but one says, 'If you do, Judge McKean will be after you.

  63. They have broken the second commandment of Jehovah, and refuse to see anything wrong in their practice or gross in their imagery.


  64. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "commandment" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    behest; bidding; canon; code; commandment; convention; dictate; dictum; form; formula; imperative; law; maxim; moral; norm; order; ordinance; pleasure; precept; principle; regulation; rubric; rule; standard; tenet; will; word