What are Jesus' 6 Commandments?

Answer 1

The six "commandments" mentioned by Jesus in Luke 18:20 are a subset of the famous 10 mentioned in Exodus and Deuteronomy. The corresponding passage in Matthew lists 5 of the famous 10, plus one other that Jesus, at one other time, listed as being one of the first and greatest commandments. The key to understanding this section, though, is to realize that one cannot take a verse or two out of context and expect it to mean much. Many cults and individual flakes have done this over the centuries. It doesn't work. Instead, read the whole section, and take it in light of the entire Bible. By the way, the context of The Bible reveals that merely following commandments doesn't get one into Heaven. James 2:10 tells us that a person who has broken even one of God's laws is as guilty as someone who has broken every single law. Romans 3:23 tells us that nobody (except Christ, though that's revealed in context, not in that particular verse) is without sin. Instead the law was given as a "tutor," to bring us to Christ in faith (Galatians 3:24). Matthew 19:17-19 . . . if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBORS AS THYSELF. "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" is not on Mark's or Luke's list of Jesus' Commandments . 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. "Defraud not" is not on Matthew's and Luke's list of jesus' commandments. 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. Luke only listed 5 commandments. There was no 6th.

Answer 2

Jesus of Nazareth is not recorded as specifying "commandments." He is recorded as specifying a list of good character traits known as The Beatitudes. These appear in the Christian holy book of the Bible's "Sermon on the Mount" story in the book of Matthew, chapter 5. The Ten Commandments often refered to by Christians are specified by Moses in the Jewish holy book of the Torah. Most of the Torah appears in the Bible as the "Old Testament." The Ten Commanments appear in the Bible book of Exodus, chapter 20.

Answer 3

Jesus Christ ratified the original Ten Commandments at His institution of the New Law, however He did not include the Levitical or Old Testament prescriptions that were proper to the Old Testament priesthood and religion. These He replaced with a new priesthood that had a new sacrifice, one which He Himself promulgated. He also gave power to His appointed apostles or hierarchy to bind and loose and thus make ecclesiastical laws pertaining to the expression, performance, maintenance and development of His Church. Christ summed up the New Law in two commandments which had existed in the Old Law but to which He gave especial emphasis and new meaning:

"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind: and thy neighbour as thyself" Luke 10:27.

Jesus also said, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another." John 13:34

He, Himself, being the example, this gives a higher standard to the meaning of "love one another."

Answer 4

the ten commandments of Jesus are the same stated in Matthew 5:17-19 as listed in Exodus 20:1-17. Answer: Jesus mentioned no ten commandments. The verse often quoted to show Jesus alignment with the ten commandments is Matthew 5:17-19 which states: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven." It does not mention the Ten Commandments (at least the version best known to Christians) in these verses. To read Jesus' statement as having these laws specifically in mind is to bring in ideas that were not overtly stated. As far as which version may have been meant could be any of the three versions in the Christian Bible. These are at Exodus 20:2-17, Exodus 34:12-26, and Deuteronomy 5:6-21.

Answer 5

They are the same as the Ten Matters (also know as the Decalogue) of Judaism (Exodus 20:1-17)...

1. To have no other gods

2. To worship no idols

3. To not take the name of the LORD in vain

4. To keep holy the sabbath

5. To honor your mother and father

6. To not murder

7. To not commit adultery

8. To not steal

9. To not bear false witness

10. To not covet another's possessions

In Christ's teaching, the Ten Commandments are simplified. In the book of Matthew, Christ is asked which is the greatest commandment, and his reply is, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself." (22:37-39)

Answer 6

There is no list of Jesus' commandments. Israel was given over 600 commandments (mitzvot) by God in the Torah (in the Old Testament). Ten of those God wrote with his finger on two tablets, those are called the Ten Commandments, or Decalogue. However, in Matthew 22 a man asks Jesus which of all the commandments is the greatest, and Jesus answers...

Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

Also, though not commands, the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12 are a good summary of Jesus' teaching about how we should live.

Answer 7

There are actually 10 commandments. The "six" commandments are the subject of a mediation that is currently deadlocked, whereby a parent sued Narrows High School, Virginia, calling for the separation of church and state. The school displayed the 10 commandments but a judge suggested reducing the 10 to 6, to remove all specific references to God. This would mean removing the first 4 commandments although God is actually mentioned in the first 5. The 10 commandments are:

1. You shall have no other gods before me.
2. You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labour and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
5. Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
10. You shall not covet your neighbour's house; you shall not covet your neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbour's.

Answer 8

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