24 Bible Verses about Obedience

And the angels who preserved not their own primitive state, but deserted their proper abode, hath he reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day.

who is at the right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and dominations and powers being put in subjection under him.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

And he said unto them, When ye pray say, Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name: thy kingdom come: thy will be done as in heaven so upon earth.

Servants, be obedient to your masters after the flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as unto Christ;

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and as I abide in his love.

But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father hath given me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

For as by the disobedience of one man the many were constituted sinners; so also by the obedience of one shall the many be constituted righteous.

though he was a son, he learned obedience from the things which he suffered:

he then added, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He abolishes the first that he may establish the second.

But when the angel departed who spake to Cornelius, he called two of his domestics, and a pious soldier, persons who constantly were in attendance upon him; and relating all things to them, sent them to Joppa.

Servants, be obedient to your masters after the flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as unto Christ;

Servants, be obedient to your masters after the flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as unto Christ;

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and as I abide in his love.

For I came down from heaven, not with a view to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

he then added, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He abolishes the first that he may establish the second.

But Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he permitted him.

So rising up, he took the babe and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt,

And Jesus passing from thence, saw a man sitting at the custom house, called Matthew: and saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

Then immediately quitting their nets they followed him.

Every man therefore who is hearing from me these words, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the intelligent man, who erected his house upon a rock:

Then the disciples going, and doing as Jesus had commanded them,

And his disciples did as Jesus commanded them; and they made ready the passover.

Obey your presidents, and be subject to them: for they are vigilant for your souls, as being to render an account, that they may do it with joy, and not groaning: for that would be disadvantageous for you.

Let servants be subject to their own masters, in all things to be agreeable to them; not contradicting;

CHILDREN, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Children, be obedient to your parents in all things; for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

CHILDREN, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

And going a little farther, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

saying, Father, if thou wilt, remove this cup from me! nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done.

I have glorified thee upon earth: I have completed the work which thou gavest me to perform.

But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father hath given me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

Was not our father Abraham justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and as I abide in his love.

But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father hath given me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

For as by the disobedience of one man the many were constituted sinners; so also by the obedience of one shall the many be constituted righteous.

though he was a son, he learned obedience from the things which he suffered:

he then added, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He abolishes the first that he may establish the second.

Let the same sentiment of mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who being in the form of God counted it no usurpation to claim equality with God: but emptied himself, assuming the form of a servant, made after the similitude of mortal men; read more.
and found in fashion as man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even to the death of the cross.

he then added, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He abolishes the first that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified through the oblation of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all. And every priest standeth indeed daily performing the divine service, and frequently offering the same sacrifices, which cannot possibly take away sins: read more.
but this person, having offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever hath seated himself at the right hand of God; henceforth waiting till his enemies be put as a footstool for his feet. For by one oblation he hath made those perfect for ever who are sanctified.

For if by the offence of one, death reigned by that one; much more they who receive the abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life by one, Christ Jesus. Well then, as by the offence of one, [judgment issued] against all men unto condemnation; so also by the righteousness of one, [the gift came] to all men for justification unto life. For as by the disobedience of one man the many were constituted sinners; so also by the obedience of one shall the many be constituted righteous.

So Christ also did not himself assume the glory to become high-priest, but he [gave it] who spake to him, "Thou art my Son; I have this day begotten thee." As he saith also in another passage, "Thou art priest forever after the order of Melchisedec;" who in the days of his flesh, with strong crying and tears, having offered up prayers and supplications to him who was able to save him from death, and being heard for his reverential awe, read more.
though he was a son, he learned obedience from the things which he suffered:

And removing him, he raised up unto them David to be king; respecting whom also he spake testifying, "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall perform all my intentions."

Jesus saith to him, Am I all this while with you, and hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou, Shew us the Father? Dost thou not believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? the words which I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father, who dwelleth in me, he performeth these works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: and at least believe me on account of the works themselves. read more.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works which I do shall he do also; yea, and greater than these shall he do; because I go to the Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the observance of the commandments of God.

The young man saith to him, All these things have I observed from my youth: in what am I still deficient?

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery; Do not murder; Do not steal; Do not bear false witness; Honour thy father and mother. Then he replying, said, Master, all these things have I observed from my youth.

Then he said, All these things have I observed from my youth.

THEN Paul, looking earnestly at the sanhedrim, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience unto God even to this day.

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I keep up a constant remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

The manner of my life even from my youth, which from its beginning was spent amidst my own nation at Jerusalem, know indeed all the Jews; who previously knew me a long while ago, (if they chose to bear testimony,) that according to the most precise sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

By faith Noah, being divinely warned respecting things not yet seen, filled with reverential awe, prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

For your obedience is gone forth in report to all men. I rejoice therefore on your account: but I wish you to be wise indeed unto good, but harmless respecting evil.

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:

And the world is passing away, and the lust thereof, but he who doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Jesus answered and said to him, If any man love me, he will observe my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.

Then he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are they, who hear the word of God, and practise it.

Not every one who saith to me, Lord, Lord! shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

who was faithful to him who appointed him, as Moses also was in all his house. For this personage hath been counted worthy of higher glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built it, hath greater honour than the house.

And when they had finished all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, into their own city Nazareth.

But when he saw the vision, immediately we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Then Joseph when arisen from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife;

So rising up, he took the babe and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt,

Every man therefore who is hearing from me these words, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the intelligent man, who erected his house upon a rock:

though he was a son, he learned obedience from the things which he suffered:

And as he walked near the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will appoint you to be fishers of men: and immediately leaving their nets, they followed him.

And going from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, and others in the vessel mending the nets. And immediately he called them: and leaving their father Zebedee in the vessel with the hirelings, they went after him.

If any man will do his will, he shall know respecting the doctrine, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.

Then Peter and the apostles answering said, We must obey God rather than men.

I have made known thy name to the persons whom thou gavest me out of the world: for thee they had a being, and to me thou hast given them; and thy word have they kept.

Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite in reality, in whom there is no guile!

But Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he permitted him.

a man of piety, and who feared God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God continually.

And, behold, there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Then said Mary, Behold a servant of the Lord, be it to me according to thy declaration. And the angel departed from her.

And passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the custom-house, and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And Jesus passing from thence, saw a man sitting at the custom house, called Matthew: and saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

But whosoever keepeth his word, verily in him is the love of God perfected: by this we know that we are in him.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

And whatsoever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.

And this is the confidence that we have towards him, that whatsoever we ask according to his will, he heareth us.

Servants, be obedient to your masters after the flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as unto Christ;