Commandments & Obedience Verses

By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back {part} of the price of the land? {to lie to: or, to deceive}

Then Peter and the {other} apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

And we are his witnesses of these things; and {so is} also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. {obeyed: or, believed}

After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, {even} as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. {obeyed: or, believed}

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust {him} from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,