16 Bible Verses about Obeying People
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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.
Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as unto the Lord:
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; 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 man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.
For I am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him?
Which of the two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say to you, the publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
And he answering said to his father, Lo these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I thy commandment at any time, yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them; but his mother kept all these things in her heart.
And his tender affection is more abundant toward you, calling to mind the obedience of you all, how ye received him with fear and trembling.
So they took the money and did as they were taught; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews till this day.
If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
being subject to their own husbands, As Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children ye are while ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
