24 Bible Verses about Obedience

and the angels that kept not their primitive state, but left their proper abode, hath He reserved in everlasting chains, under darkness, to the judgement of the great day:

who is gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to Him.

"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven so also upon earth;

And He said unto 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 also upon earth;

Servants, obey them that are your masters according to the flesh, with reverential fear, in the simplicity of your heart, as unto Christ:

and if ye keep my commandments ye will continue in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and continue in his love.

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

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

but though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered: and being thus perfected,

"Lo I come to do thy will, O God." (He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second.)

As soon as the angel, that spake to Cornelius, was departed, he called two of his domestic servants, and a devout soldier, that constantly attended him. And when he had related all to them, he sent them to Joppa.

Servants, obey them that are your masters according to the flesh, with reverential fear, in the simplicity of your heart, as unto Christ:

Servants, obey them that are your masters according to the flesh, with reverential fear, in the simplicity of your heart, as unto Christ:

and if ye keep my commandments ye will continue in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and continue in his love.

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

"Lo I come to do thy will, O God." (He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second.)

And Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.

And he arose and took the child and his mother by night, and went away into Egypt:

And as Jesus was passing from thence, He saw a man sitting at the custom-house, named Matthew; and He saith to him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

and they immediately left their nets, and followed Him.

Whoever therefore heareth these words of mine, and performeth them, I will compare him to a prudent man, who built his house on a rock:

And the disciples went, and did as Jesus ordered them,

and prepared the passover.

Be ruled by those that are your guides, and submit to them: for they watch for your souls; (as those that must give an account) that they may do it with joy and not with uneasiness: for this were unprofitable for you.

Exhort servants to submit to their masters, to be obsequious in all things,

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

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.

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

And going a little farther, He prostrated himself, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Father, if thou art willing take away 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 that I do as the Father hath commanded me. Arise, let us go hence.

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

and if ye keep my commandments ye will continue in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and continue in his love.

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

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

but though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered: and being thus perfected,

"Lo I come to do thy will, O God." (He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second.)

Let the same mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be as God. Yet He emptied himself, assuming the form of a servant, when made in the likeness of men: read more.
and being in the human state, He humbled himself, and was obedient even unto death, and that the death of the cross.

"Lo I come to do thy will, O God." (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 indeed every priest under the law standeth daily ministring, and frequently offering the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: read more.
but He having offered one sacrifice for sins, is for ever sat down at the right hand of God; waiting for the future, till his enemies be put under his feet. For by one offering He hath perfected for ever those that are sanctified.

For if, by the offence of one, death reigned through one, much more they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life through one, even Jesus Christ. Therefore as by the offence of one the effect of it was upon all men to condemnation: so also by the righteousness of one, the effect was upon all men to justification of life. For as by the disobedience of one man many were made sinners; so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous.

So also Christ did not glorify himself to be made an high-priest; but He that said unto 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 Melchisedec." Who in the days of his flesh, offered prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears, to Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in what He feared; read more.
but though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered: and being thus perfected,

And having removed him, He raised up David for their king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will perform all my will.

Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long with you, and dost thou not know me? Philip, he that hath seen me, hath seen the Father: and how then dost thou say, Shew us the Father? Dost thou not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? as to the words which I speak to you, I speak them not of my self; and the Father who abideth in me, doth the works. Believe me therefore that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: at lest, believe me for the very works. read more.
Verily, verily I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I perform he also shall perform, and greater than these shall he do: because I am going to the Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, I will do it: 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. And I will ask the Father,

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

The young man saith unto Him, All these have I kept from my youth: wherein am I yet deficient?

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and thy mother. And he answered and said unto Him, Master, all these have I kept from my youth.

And he said, all these have I kept from my youth.

and Paul looking earnestly at the sanhedrim, said, "Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God even to this day:"

I give thanks to God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience, having remembrance of thee continually in my prayers night and day;

My manner of life then from my youth, as it has been from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews are acquainted with, knowing me before, (if they would testify it,) that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a pharisee.

By faith Noah being warned by God of things which were not yet seen, moved with pious fear, prepared an ark for the safety of his family; whereby he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

For your obedience is come to the knowledge of all: and therefore I rejoice on your account; but yet I would have you wise to that which is good, and simple as to that which is evil.

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

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

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

And He answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God and do it.

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

who was faithful to Him that appointed Him, as Moses also was in all his house. For He was accounted worthy of more honor than Moses, as he who hath built it, hath more honor 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 endeavoured to depart into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord called us to preach the gospel to them.

for whosoever doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is to me as my brother and sister and mother.

So Joseph, when he awoke from his sleep, did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took home his wife:

And he arose and took the child and his mother by night, and went away into Egypt:

Whoever therefore heareth these words of mine, and performeth them, I will compare him to a prudent man, who built his house on a rock:

but though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered: and being thus perfected,

And as He was walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, (for they were fishermen,) and Jesus said unto them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men: and immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

And going a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship, mending their nets, and immediately called them likewise: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the men he had hired, and went along with Him.

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

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

I have manifested thy name to the men, whom Thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and Thou gavest them to me, and they have kept thy word.

And when Jesus saw Nathaniel coming towards Him, He saith concerning him, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile."

And Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.

and one that feared God, with all his house; giving also much alms to the people, and praying to God continually.

And there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and he was a just and a religious man, who expected the consolation of Israel; and the holy Spirit was upon him.

Then Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord, may it be unto me according to thy word. So the angel departed from her.

And as He went along, He saw Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receit of custom, and saith unto him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

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

And as Jesus was passing from thence, He saw a man sitting at the custom-house, named Matthew; and He saith to him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

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

No one hath ever seen God: but if we love one another, God dwelleth 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 that are pleasing in his sight.

And this is the confidence, which we have towards Him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, He heareth us:

Servants, obey them that are your masters according to the flesh, with reverential fear, in the simplicity of your heart, as unto Christ: