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Commandment Quotes

Faith, law, and sacred duty.

These commandment quotes sit inside real religious teaching — the 613 biblical commandments and the study prized above them all, and the instruction that loving God means loving your neighbor too, a cornerstone of Faith.

Theology necessitates an image of God as a conscious, rational, supernatural being of unlimited power and scope who cares about humans and imposes moral codes and responsibilities upon them, thereby generating serious intellectual questions such as: 'Why does God allow...

Quotes by Rodney Stark

The commandment of God is, that we love Our Lord in all our heart, in all our soul, in all our thought.

Quotes by Richard Rolle

In Judaism, there are 613 biblical commandments, and the Talmud says that the chief commandment of all is study.

Quotes by Norman Lamm

The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' does not say it's O.K. to kill some people and not others.

Quotes by Marvin Harris

About Quotes

If a man say, 'I love God,' and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have...

Quotes by John the Apostle

The God of the Hebrews is a God that human language, we're not even supposed to speak the holy name. We were told in the Second Commandment we could make no images of this God, and I don't think that...

Quotes by John Shelby Spong

Love of, and respect for, the humble routine of everyday life and its creatures was the only moral commandment which carried conviction when I was a child.

Quotes by Halldor Laxness

Staying chaste until marriage, a commandment of my faith, was one of the most difficult challenges of my young life. I had a powerful sense that if I did not get a grip on my identity, my ethics, and my...

Quotes by Feisal Abdul Rauf

Truth be told, for a 21st Century American Jew there is something hollow in the Seder's liberation story and the commandment to feel as if you were there.

Quotes by Ezekiel Emanuel

Believe Quotes

The great commandment of life is to love the Lord.

Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson

The first and great commandment is, don't let them scare you.

Quotes by Elmer Davis

Often as we teach and testify about the law of tithing, we emphasize the immediate, dramatic and readily recognizable temporal blessings that we receive. And surely such blessings do occur. Yet some of the diverse blessings we obtain as we...

Quotes by David A. Bednar

Righteous marriage is a commandment and an essential step in the process of creating a loving family relationship that can be perpetuated beyond the grave.

Quotes by David A. Bednar

Jesus's first commandment was to love one another.

Quotes by Chris Gibson

Faith Quotes

It is now an article of absolute faith among Republicans that 'the government' is an entity separate from 'the American people,' which they say the same way that the old Jesuits talked about 'the mystical Body of Christ.' It is...

Quotes by Charlie Pierce

Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.

Quotes by Bertolt Brecht

I believe honor thy mother and father is not just a good commandment to live by, it is good public policy to govern by. That is why I feel so strongly about Medicare.

Quotes by Barbara Mikulski

Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.

Quotes by Alice Miller

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these commandment quotes focus on?
Sacred instruction and law — from the 613 biblical commandments in Judaism, to the New Testament teaching that loving God requires loving your neighbor, to the ban on graven images.
Why do people search for commandment quotes?
Readers researching faith, ethics, or specific religious teachings often want the wording and context behind commandments referenced across traditions.
Do any of these quotes name the highest commandment?
Yes, one notes that within the 613 biblical commandments, the chief one, according to the Talmud, is the commandment to study.
Is there a quote about not killing?
Yes, one addresses the commandment against killing directly, pointing out it draws no exceptions for who is or isn't protected by it.
Is there a broader topic connected to this one?
Our Faith quotes broaden out from specific commandments into belief more generally.

Others point to the ban on graven images and the plain, unqualified instruction not to kill. Read more in our Believe quotes, or start at the First collection for foundational teachings.