24 Bible Verses about Obedience

And the angels, who kept not their first dignity, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness to the judgment of the great day.

Who being gone into heaven, is on the right-hand of God, angels, and authorities, and powers being subjected to him.

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

And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come: Thy will be done as in heaven, so on earth.

Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as unto the Lord:

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

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

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

yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered, And being perfected,

Then said he, Lo, I come, to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second:

And when the angel who spake to him was departed, he called two of his houshold-servants, and a devout soldier, of them that waited on him continually. And having declared to them all these things, he sent them to Joppa.

Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as unto the Lord:

Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as unto the Lord:

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

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

Then said he, Lo, I come, to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second:

And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

And he arose, and took the young child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt, And continued there till the death of Herod;

And as Jesus passed along from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receit of custom, and saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

And straitway leaving the nets they followed him.

Therefore whosoever heareth these my sayings, and doth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock: And the rain descended,

And the disciples went and did as Jesus had commanded them,

And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves; for they watch over your souls, as they that must give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with groans: for that is unprofitable for you.

Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, to please them in all things,

Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right. Honour

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

Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right. Honour

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 and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not as I will, but as thou wilt.

and kneeling down, he prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine be done.

I have glorified thee on earth. I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

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

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

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

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

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

yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered, And being perfected,

Then said he, Lo, I come, to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second:

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God; Yet emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. read more.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

Then said he, Lo, I come, to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second: By which will we are sanctified, through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministring and offering often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: read more.
But he having offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down at the right hand of God, From thenceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

For if through one man's offence death reigned by one, they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness, shall much more reign in life, by one, even Jesus Christ. As therefore by one offence the sentence of death came upon all men to condemnation, so also by one righteousness the free gift came upon all men to justification of life. For as by the disobedience of one man, many were constituted sinners, so by the obedience of one, many shall be constituted righteous.

So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest, but he that said to him, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee. As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedeck: Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, unto him that was able to save him from death, and being heard from his fears; Tho' he was a son, read more.
yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered, And being perfected,

And having removed him, he raised up to them David for their king, to whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, who will do all my will.

Jesus saith to him, Have I been so long 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? Believest thou not, that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you, I speak not of myself; and the Father that dwelleth in me, he doth the works. Believe me, because I am in the Father, and the Father in me; but if not, believe me for the sake of the works. read more.
Verily, verily I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works which I do, shall he do also; and greater than these shall he do, because I go to my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified thro' the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter,

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

The young man saith to him, All these things have I kept from my childhood: what lack I yet?

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. And he answering said to him, Master, all these have I kept from my childhood.

And he said, All these have I kept from my childhood. Jesus hearing these things said to him, Yet lackest thou one thing:

And Paul earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God till this day.

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I have remembrance of thee in my prayers without ceasing night and day,

The manner of my life from my youth which was from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews know, Who knew me from the first, (if they would testify) that I lived a Pharisee, after the strictest sect of our religion.

By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his houshold, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore on your behalf; but I would have you wise with regard to that which is good, and simple with regard to that which is evil.

From that time, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

And the world passeth away, and the desire thereof; but he that doth the will of God abideth for ever.

Jesus answered and said to him, If any man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.

And he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God and keep it.

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

Jesus, Faithful to him that appointed him, as was also Moses in all his house. For this person was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he that hath builded it hath more honour than the house.

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

And as soon as he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, assuredly inferring, that the Lord 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, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

And he arose, and took the young child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt, And continued there till the death of Herod;

Therefore whosoever heareth these my sayings, and doth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock: And the rain descended,

yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered, And being perfected,

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers) And Jesus said to them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men. And straightway leaving their nets, they followed him. And having gone thence a little farther,

he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were also in the vessel, mending their nets: And he called them; and immediately leaving their father Zebedee in the vessel with the hired servants, they went after him.

If any man be willing to do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

Then Peter and the other apostles answering said, We ought to obey God rather than man.

I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou hast given me out of the world. Thine they were, and thou hast given them me, and they have kept thy word.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.

And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

A devout man, and fearing God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

And behold there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and religious, waiting for the Consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

And the angel departed from her.

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

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

And as Jesus passed along from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receit of custom, and saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

But whoso keepeth his word, verily in him the love of God is perfected: hereby 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 of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.

Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as unto the Lord: