What are all of the commandments and what do they mean?

Answer 1

There are actually a lot, if you want to get nit-picky. But all are essentially covered under the top ten.

1. Thou shalt have no other Gods before me. (Don't spend your time and money worshiping something or someone else. IE. golden calf, TV, Moses, Brittaney Spears)

2. Thou shalt not make any graven image. (Don't get stuck on yourself because you made something pretty. Essentially, see commandment number one. This also suggests that you don't have to have an image of God to worship him.)

3. Thou shalt not take the name of God in vain. (Don't call my name when you don't actually want to talk to me. I would get annoyed too if people were shouting my name all the time for no reason.)

4. Keep the Sabbath day holy. (Rest for your normal life at least once a week and devote a day to spiritual things so you can keep in touch with God, and let those who work for you do the same.)

5. Honor thy father and mother. (Respect your elders, especially your parents. They aren't perfect, but neither are you and you wouldn't exist without them.)

6. Thou shalt not kill. (Don't kill or otherwise injure someone. Jesus actually corrects this commandment to say don't even get angry with anyone.)

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. (Don't have sex or sexual relations with anyone you aren't married to. This includes being celibate before you are married.)

8. Thou shalt not steal. (Don't take anything that doesn't belong to you.)

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness. (Don't lie, especially if you are accusing someone of something, or testifying in court.)

10. Thou shalt not covet. (Don't crave what other people have. Don't spend time thinking something should be yours and not theirs. Basically, don't compare yourself to other people and then hate yourself or them because they have something you don't.)

Answer 2

For Christians there are two greatest commandments and they are alike.

Matthew 22:36-40 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' {Deut. 6:5} This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' {Lev. 19:18} All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

There are other important commandments that Jesus gave us that are recorded in the New Testament. However, I've yet to meet anyone who didn't need a lot of work on these greatest commandments (including myself.)

Answer 3

Do you mean the Old Commandments or the New Commandments?

Answer 4

Generally people think that the ten commandments are the only ones.....The nation of Israel were given over 500 commandments that were put in place to guide and protect them and keep them clean as a nation....

Answer 5

There are 10 commandments that you can check out.

Answer 6

The commandments are in the Bible in Exodus chapter 20. They are commands from God about how to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him. The first 4 are about our (people) relationship with God, and the last 6 are about our relationship with other people. Jesus didn't invalidate them in the New Testament, He summed them up into 2 commands: Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.

Answer 7

If you're talking about the 10 commandments that we are so familiar with, then you need to read Exodus 20.

Answer 8

all of the commandments can be found in exodus. remember that there is more than ten! the purpose of the commandments is to show humankind that they can not be perfect and that they need Jesus as a savior.

Answer 9

they are very easy. I don't know how anyone can disobey them. Here they are:


You shall have no other gods before Me.
You shall not make for yourself any graven image (idol)...
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain...
Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy...
Honor your father and your mother...
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
You shall not covet your neighbor's house...
they basically mean to not steal and to not have sex with anyone that is not ur husband or wife, to not murder anyone, to not put anyone else like fake idols and gods in front of Him. Respect ur mother and dad and obey them. Dont be jealous or wish for something that u have. Like saying oh they have it better than here. Thinking that u have it worse.

Answer 10

Haven't the time and space to go into all that here. Try a Christian web site. Or a Jewish web site. Or a Catholic web site. Or an Islamic web site.