Topic
Law of God, The
94 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 2:16Torrey GIVEN — To Adam
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
- Genesis 2:17Torrey GIVEN — To Adam
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
- Genesis 9:6Torrey GIVEN — To Noah
Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
- Exodus 13:9Torrey SAINTS — Should make the subject of their conversation
And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
- Exodus 20:2–17Torrey GIVEN — To the Israelites
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is…
- Exodus 31:18Torrey GIVEN — Through Moses
¶ And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
- Deuteronomy 27:26Torrey Requires perfect obedience
Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- 1 Kings 8:46Torrey Man cannot render perfect obedience to
If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
- 2 Chronicles 12:1Torrey THE WICKED — Forsake
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
- Ezra 7:10Torrey SAINTS — Prepare their hearts to seek
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
- Nehemiah 9:26Torrey Punishment for disobeying
Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
- Nehemiah 9:27Torrey Punishment for disobeying
Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out…
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- Nehemiah 10:29 Torrey SAINTS — Pledge themselves to walk in
- Psalms 19:7 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Perfect
- Psalms 19:8 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Pure
- Psalms 51:6 Torrey Requires obedience of the heart
- Psalms 78:5 Torrey GIVEN — To the Israelites
- Psalms 78:10 Torrey THE WICKED — Refuse to walk in
- Psalms 119:1 Torrey Blessedness of keeping
- Psalms 119:18 Torrey SAINTS — Pray to understand
- Psalms 119:34 Torrey SAINTS — Pray for power to keep
- Psalms 119:55 Torrey SAINTS — Keep
- Psalms 119:77 Torrey SAINTS — Delight in
- Psalms 119:96 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Exceeding broad
- Psalms 119:97 Torrey SAINTS — Love
- Psalms 119:113 Torrey SAINTS — Love
- Psalms 119:136 Torrey SAINTS — Lament over the violation of, by others
- Psalms 119:142 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Truth
- Psalms 119:165 Torrey The love of, produces peace
- Ecclesiastes 7:20 Torrey Man cannot render perfect obedience to
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 Torrey It is man's duty to keep
- Isaiah 5:24 Torrey THE WICKED — Cast away
- Isaiah 30:9 Torrey THE WICKED — Refuse to hear
- Isaiah 42:21 Torrey CHRIST — Magnified
- Isaiah 65:11–13 Torrey Punishment for disobeying
- Jeremiah 6:19 Torrey THE WICKED — Refuse to hear
- Jeremiah 9:13 Torrey THE WICKED — Forsake
- Jeremiah 9:13–16 Torrey Punishment for disobeying
- Jeremiah 31:33 Torrey SAINTS — Have, written on their hearts
- Hosea 4:6 Torrey THE WICKED — Forget
- Amos 2:4 Torrey THE WICKED — Despise
- Malachi 4:4 Torrey SAINTS — Should remember
- Matthew 5:17 Torrey CHRIST — Came to fulfil
- Matthew 5:18 Torrey Is absolute and perpetual
- Matthew 5:19 Torrey Blessedness of keeping
- Matthew 5:28 Torrey Requires obedience of the heart
- Matthew 7:12 Torrey CHRIST — Explained
- Matthew 22:37 Torrey Requires obedience of the heart
- Matthew 22:37–40 Torrey CHRIST — Explained
- John 7:19 Torrey GIVEN — Through Moses
- Acts 7:53 Torrey GIVEN — Through the ministration of angels
- Acts 13:39 Torrey Man cannot be justified by
- Romans 2:12 Torrey Is the rule of the judgment
- Romans 2:15 Torrey Conscience testifies to
- Romans 3:9 Torrey All men have transgressed
- Romans 3:10 Torrey Man cannot render perfect obedience to
- Romans 3:19 Torrey All men have transgressed
- Romans 3:20 Torrey Man cannot be justified by
- Romans 3:28 Torrey Man cannot be justified by
- Romans 3:31 Torrey Established by faith
- Romans 4:15 Torrey Works wrath
- Romans 5:12–14 Torrey GIVEN — To Adam
- Romans 6:14 Torrey SAINTS — Freed from the bondage of
- Romans 7:4 Torrey SAINTS — Freed from the bondage of
- Romans 7:5 Torrey Man, by nature, not in subjection to
- Romans 7:6 Torrey SAINTS — Freed from the bondage of
- Romans 7:7 Torrey Gives the knowledge of sin
- Romans 7:12 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Holy, just, and good
- Romans 7:14 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Spiritual
- Romans 7:22 Torrey SAINTS — Delight in
- Romans 8:7 Torrey Man, by nature, not in subjection to
- Romans 12:2 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Perfect
- Romans 13:8 Torrey Love is the fulfilling of
- Romans 13:10 Torrey Love is the fulfilling of
- 1 Corinthians 7:19 Torrey OBEDIENCE TO — Of prime importance
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 Torrey Is the rule of life to saints
- Galatians 2:16 Torrey Man cannot be justified by
- Galatians 3:10 Torrey Requires perfect obedience
- Galatians 3:11 Torrey Man cannot be justified by
- Galatians 3:13 Torrey SAINTS — Freed from the bondage of
- Galatians 3:19 Torrey GIVEN — Through the ministration of angels
- Galatians 3:24 Torrey Designed to lead to Christ
- Galatians 5:13 Torrey Is the rule of life to saints
- Galatians 5:14 Torrey Is the rule of life to saints
- 1 Timothy 1:8 Torrey To be used lawfully
- Hebrews 2:2 Torrey GIVEN — Through the ministration of angels
- Hebrews 8:10 Torrey SAINTS — Have, written on their hearts
- James 2:10 Torrey Requires perfect obedience
- 1 John 3:4 Torrey Sin is a transgression of
- 1 John 3:22 Torrey Blessedness of keeping
- 1 John 3:24 Torrey Blessedness of keeping
- 1 John 5:3 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Not grievous
- Revelation 12:17 Torrey OBEDIENCE TO — A characteristic of saints
- Revelation 22:14 Torrey Blessedness of keeping
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 99 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Is absolute and perpetual Mt 5:18
- GIVEN
- DESCRIBED AS
- Requires obedience of the heart Ps 51:6; Mt 5:28; 22:37
- Requires perfect obedience De 27:26; Ga 3:10; Jas 2:10
- Love is the fulfilling of Ro 13:8,10; Ga 3:10; Jas 2:10
- It is man's duty to keep Ec 12:13
- Man, by nature, not in subjection to Ro 7:5; 8:7
- Man cannot render perfect obedience to 1Ki 8:46; Ec 7:20; Ro 3:10
- Sin is a transgression of 1Jo 3:4
- All men have transgressed Ro 3:9,19
- Man cannot be justified by Ac 13:39; Ro 3:20,28; Ga 2:16; 3:11
- Gives the knowledge of sin Ro 3:20; 7:7
- Works wrath Ro 4:15
- Conscience testifies to Ro 2:15
- Designed to lead to Christ Ga 3:24
- OBEDIENCE TO
- Blessedness of keeping Ps 119:1; Mt 5:19; 1Jo 3:22,24; Re 22:14
- CHRIST
- The love of, produces peace Ps 119:165
- SAINTS
- Freed from the bondage of Ro 6:14; 7:4,6; Ga 3:13
- Freed from the curse of Ga 3:13
- Have, written on their hearts Jer 31:33; Heb 8:10
- Love Ps 119:97,113
- Delight in Ps 119:77; Ro 7:22
- Prepare their hearts to seek Ezr 7:10
- Pledge themselves to walk in Ne 10:29
- Keep Ps 119:55
- Pray to understand Ps 119:18
- Pray for power to keep Ps 119:34
- Should remember Mal 4:4
- Should make the subject of their conversation Ex 13:9
- Lament over the violation of, by others Ps 119:136
- THE WICKED
- Is the rule of life to saints 1Co 9:21; Ga 5:13,14
- Is the rule of the judgment Ro 2:12
- To be used lawfully 1Ti 1:8
- Established by faith Ro 3:31
- Punishment for disobeying Ne 9:26,27; Isa 65:11-13; Jer 9:13-16
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.