35 Bible Verses about Obeying People

I say, Keep the king's word, and that, because of the oath of God.

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.

Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, Go! And he goes; and to another, Come! And he comes; and to my servant, Do this! And he does it.

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers. And I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not.

He answered and said, I will not. But afterwards he repented and went.

Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to Him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that the tax-collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

And answering he said to his father, Lo, these many years I have served you, neither did I transgress your commandment at any time. And yet you never gave me a kid so that I might make merry with my friends.

And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, Jehovah has kept me from bearing. I pray you, go in to my slave woman. It may be that I may be built by her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

And his sons did to him according as he commanded them.

And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.

and said to them, You have done all that which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you. And you have listened to my voice, to all that I have commanded you.

Just as we listened to Moses in all things, so we will listen to you. Only may Jehovah your God be with you as He was with Moses.

And they answered Joshua, saying: We will do all that you command us, and wherever you send us we will go.

And she said to her, All that you say, I will do.

And she went down to the grain floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law had told her.

Esther had not yet revealed her kindred nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her. For Esther obeyed the command of Mordecai as she did when she was brought up with him.

And Mordecai passed over and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written to them

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are done. For to this day they do not drink, but obey their father's commandment. But I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, but you did not listen to Me.

Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have done the commandment of their father, which He commanded them; but this people has not listened to Me;

And Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the command of Jonadab your father, and have kept all his precepts, and have done according to all that he has commanded you;

So we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he has commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;

But we have lived in tents, and have obeyed and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

Strangers shall submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear, they shall obey me.

As soon as they hear of Me, they shall obey Me; the sons of strangers shall bow down to Me.

Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do. But do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.

And He went with them and came to Nazareth, and He was subject to them. But His mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And his tender feelings are more abundant toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, as you received him with fear and trembling.

And taking the silver, they did as they were taught. And this saying was spread among the Jews until today.

And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this sycamine tree, Be rooted up and be planted in the sea! And it would obey you.

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children you became, doing good and fearing no terror.