24 Bible Verses about Obedience

and that even those angels, who did not keep to their appointed spheres, but left their proper homes, have been kept by him for the judgment of the Great Day in everlasting chains and black darkness.

who has gone into Heaven, and is at God's right hand, where Angels and Archangels and the Powers of Heaven now yield submission to him.

Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done--on earth, as in Heaven.

"When you pray," Jesus answered, "say--'Father, May thy named be held holy, thy Kingdom come.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters, with anxious care, giving them ungrudging service, as if obeying the Christ;

If you lay my commands to heart, you will remain in my love; just as I have laid the Father's commands to heart and remain in his love.

But he is coming that the world may see that I love the Father, and that I do as the Father commanded me. Come, let us be going.

For, as through the disobedience of the one man the whole race was rendered sinful, so, too, through the obedience of the one, the whole race will be rendered righteous.

Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;

and then there is added-- 'See, I have come to do thy will.' The former sacrifices are set aside to be replaced by the latter.

When the angel, who had spoken to him, had gone, Cornelius called two menservants and a religious soldier, who was one of his constant attendants, And, after telling them the whole story, sent them to Jaffa.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters, with anxious care, giving them ungrudging service, as if obeying the Christ;

Slaves, obey your earthly masters, with anxious care, giving them ungrudging service, as if obeying the Christ;

If you lay my commands to heart, you will remain in my love; just as I have laid the Father's commands to heart and remain in his love.

For I have come down from Heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me;

and then there is added-- 'See, I have come to do thy will.' The former sacrifices are set aside to be replaced by the latter.

"Let it be so for the present," Jesus answered, "since it is fitting for us thus to satisfy every claim of religion." Upon this, John consented.

Joseph awoke, and taking the child and his mother by night, went into Egypt,

As Jesus went along, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting in the tax-office, and said to him: "Follow me." Matthew got up and followed him.

The two men left their nets at once and followed him.

Everyone, therefore, that listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it may be compared to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.

So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

The disciples did as Jesus directed them, and prepared the Passover.

Obey your Leaders, and submit to their control, for they are watching over your souls, as men who will have to render an account, so that they may do it with joy, and not in sorrow. That would not be to your advantage.

Urge slaves to be submissive to their owners in all circumstances, and to try their best to please them.

Children, obey your parents, as children of the Lord; for that is but right.

Children, always obey your parents; for that is pleasant to see in those who belong to the Lord.

Children, obey your parents, as children of the Lord; for that is but right.

"My food," replied Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me, and to complete his work.

Going on a little further, he threw himself on his face in prayer. "My Father," he said, "if it is possible, let me be spared this cup; only, not as I will, but as thou willest."

"Father," he said, "if it is thy pleasure, spare me this cup; only, not my will but thine be done."

I have honored thee on earth by completing the work which thou has given me to do;

But he is coming that the world may see that I love the Father, and that I do as the Father commanded me. Come, let us be going.

Look at our ancestor, Abraham. Was not it the result of his actions that he was pronounced righteous after he had offered his son, Isaac, on the altar?

If you lay my commands to heart, you will remain in my love; just as I have laid the Father's commands to heart and remain in his love.

But he is coming that the world may see that I love the Father, and that I do as the Father commanded me. Come, let us be going.

For, as through the disobedience of the one man the whole race was rendered sinful, so, too, through the obedience of the one, the whole race will be rendered righteous.

Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;

and then there is added-- 'See, I have come to do thy will.' The former sacrifices are set aside to be replaced by the latter.

Let the spirit of Christ Jesus be yours also. Though the divine nature was his from the beginning, yet he did not look upon equality with God as above all things to be clung to, But impoverished himself by taking the nature of a servant and becoming like men; read more.
He appeared among us as a man, and still further humbled himself by submitting even to death--to death on a cross!

and then there is added-- 'See, I have come to do thy will.' The former sacrifices are set aside to be replaced by the latter. And it is in the fulfillment of the will of God that we have been purified by the sacrifice, once and for all, of the body of Jesus Christ. Every other priest stands day after day at his ministrations, and offers the same sacrifices over and over again--sacrifices that can never take sins away. read more.
But, this priest, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, which should serve for all time, 'took his seat at the right hand of God,' and has since then been waiting 'for his enemies to be put as a stool for his feet.' By a single offering he has made perfect for all time those who are being purified.

For if, by reason of the offence of the one man, Death reigned through that one man, far more will those, upon whom God's loving- kindness and his gift of righteousness are lavished, find Life, and reign through the one man, Jesus Christ. Briefly then, just as a single offence resulted for all mankind in condemnation, so, too, a single decree of righteousness resulted for all mankind in that declaration of righteousness which brings Life. For, as through the disobedience of the one man the whole race was rendered sinful, so, too, through the obedience of the one, the whole race will be rendered righteous.

In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honour of the High Priesthood upon himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him-- 'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father'; and on another occasion also-- 'Thou art a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.' Jesus, in the days of his earthly life, offered prayers and supplications, with earnest cries and with tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard because of his devout submission. read more.
Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;

After removing him, he raised David to the throne, and bore this testimony to him--'In David, the son of Jesse, I have found a man after my own heart, who will carry out all my purposes.'

"Have I been all this time among you," said Jesus, "and yet you, Philip, have not recognized me? He who has seen me has seen the Father, how can you say, then, 'Show us the Father'? Do not you believe that I am in union with the Father, and the Father with me? In giving you my teaching I am not speaking on my own authority; but the Father himself, always in union with me, does his own work. Believe me," he said to them all, "when I say that I am in union with the Father and the Father with me, or else believe me on account of the work itself. read more.
In truth I tell you, he who believes in me will himself do the work that I am doing; and he will do greater work still, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask, in my Name, I will do, that the Father may be honored in the Son. If you ask anything, in my Name, I will do it. If you love me, you will lay my commands to heart,

Circumcision is nothing; the want of it is nothing; but to keep the commands of God is everything.

"I have observed all these," said the young man. "What is still wanting in me?"

You know the commandments--'Do not kill. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not say what is false about others. Do not cheat. Honor thy father and thy mother.'" "Teacher," he replied, "I have observed all these from my childhood."

"I have observed all these," he replied, "from childhood."

Paul fixed his eyes upon the Council, and began: "Brothers, for my part, I have always ordered my life before God, with a clear conscience, up to this very day."

I am thankful to God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, when I remember you, as I never fail to do, in my prayers--night and day alike,

My life, then, from youth upwards, was passed, from the very first, among my own nation, and in Jerusalem, and is within the knowledge of all Jews; And they have always known--if they choose to give evidence- -that, in accordance with the very strictest form of our religion, I lived a true Pharisee.

It was faith that enabled Noah, after he had received the divine warning about what could not then be foreseen, to build, in reverent obedience, an ark in which to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world, and became possessed of that righteousness which follows upon faith.

Every one has heard of your ready obedience. It is true that I am very happy about you, but I want you to be well versed in all that is good, and innocent of all that is bad.

After that, King Agrippa, I did not fail to obey the heavenly vision;

And the world, and all that it gratifies, is passing away, but he who does God's will remains for ever.

"Whoever loves me," Jesus answered, " will lay my Message to heart; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.

His reply, spoken to them all, was: "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's teaching and do what it bids."

Not every one who says to me 'Master! Master!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven.

See how faithful he was to the God who appointed him, as Moses was in the whole House of God. He has been deemed worthy of far higher honour than Moses, just as the founder of the House is held in greater regard than the House itself.

When the child's parents had done everything enjoined by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.

So, immediately after Paul had seen the vision, we looked for an opportunity to cross over to Macedonia, concluding that God had summoned us to tell the Good News to the people there.

For any one who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

When Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him.

Joseph awoke, and taking the child and his mother by night, went into Egypt,

Everyone, therefore, that listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it may be compared to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.

Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;

As Jesus was going along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net in the Sea, for they were fishermen. "Come and follow me," Jesus said, "and I will set you to fish for men." They left their nets at once, and followed him.

Going on a little further, he saw James, Zebediah's son, and his brother John, who also were in their boat mending the nets. Jesus at once called them, and they left their father Zebediah in the boat with the crew, and went after him.

If any one has the will to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching is from God, or whether I speak on my own authority.

To this Peter and the Apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than men.

I have revealed thee to those whom thou gavest me from the world; they were thy own, and thou gavest them to me; and they have laid thy Message to heart.

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said: "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!"

"Let it be so for the present," Jesus answered, "since it is fitting for us thus to satisfy every claim of religion." Upon this, John consented.

A religious man and one who reverenced God, with all his household. He was liberal in his charities to the people, and prayed to God constantly.

There was at that time in Jerusalem a man named Simeon, a righteous and devout man, who lived in constant expectation of the Consolation of Israel, and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

"I am the servant of the Lord," exclaimed Mary; "let it be with me as you have said." Then the angel left her.

As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting in the tax-office, and said to him: "Follow me." Levi got up and followed him.

They were both righteous people, who lived blameless lives, guiding their steps by all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

As Jesus went along, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting in the tax-office, and said to him: "Follow me." Matthew got up and followed him.

but, whenever a man lays his Message to heart, in that man the love of God has indeed reached its perfection. By this we know that we are in union with God--

No human eyes have ever seen God, yet, if we love one another, God remains in union with us, and his love attains its perfection in us.

and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we are laying his commands to heart, and are doing what is pleasing in his sight.

And this is the confidence with which we approach him, that whenever we ask anything that is in accordance with his will, he listens to us.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters, with anxious care, giving them ungrudging service, as if obeying the Christ;