Entolē ἐντολή

Entolē (Greek ἐντολή, Strong's G1785) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “commandment”. It occurs 69 times in 63 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Ten Commandments

Verses

Every verse with Entolē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:19
  Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 15:3
  But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
• Matthew 19:17
  And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
• Matthew 22:36
  Master, which is the great commandment in the law?“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
• Matthew 22:38
  This is the first and great commandment.This is the first and greatest commandment.
• Matthew 22:40
  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Mark

• Mark 7:8
  For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
• Mark 7:9
  And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
• Mark 10:5
  And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
• Mark 10:19
  Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
• Mark 12:28
  And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
• Mark 12:29
  And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
• Mark 12:30
  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
• Mark 12:31
  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

Luke

• Luke 1:6
  And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
• Luke 15:29
  And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
• Luke 18:20
  Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
• Luke 23:56
  And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.

John

• John 10:18
  No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
• John 11:57
  Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
• John 12:49
  For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
• John 12:50
  And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
• John 13:34
  A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
• John 14:15
  If ye love me, keep my commandments.If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
• John 14:21
  He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
• John 15:10
  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
• John 15:12
  This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Acts

• Acts 17:15
  And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

Romans

• Romans 7:8
  But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
• Romans 7:9
  For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.
• Romans 7:10
  And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death.
• Romans 7:11
  For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.
• Romans 7:12
  Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
• Romans 7:13
  Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
• Romans 13:9
  For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 7:19
  Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
• 1 Corinthians 14:37
  If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 2:15
  Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
• Ephesians 6:2
  Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

Colossians

• Colossians 4:10
  Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 6:14
  That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Titus

• Titus 1:14
  Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 7:5
  And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.
• Hebrews 7:16
  Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
• Hebrews 7:18
  For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless
• Hebrews 9:19
  For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 2:21
  For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
• 2 Peter 3:2
  That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

1 John

• 1 John 2:3
  And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
• 1 John 2:4
  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
• 1 John 2:7
  Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.
• 1 John 2:8
  Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
• 1 John 3:22
  And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
• 1 John 3:23
  And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
• 1 John 3:24
  And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
• 1 John 4:21
  And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
• 1 John 5:2
  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
• 1 John 5:3
  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

2 John

• 2 John 1:4
  I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
• 2 John 1:5
  And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
• 2 John 1:6
  And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.

Revelation

• Revelation 12:17
  And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
• Revelation 14:12
  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).