35 Bible Verses about Obeying God

You must obey him and keep his commandments and statutes that I am giving you today."

For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,

If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land.

I also explicitly commanded them: "Obey me. If you do, I will be your God and you will be my people. Live exactly the way I tell you and things will go well with you."

But he replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!"

if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this scroll of the law. But you must turn to him with your whole mind and being.

Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart as to Christ,

If they obey and serve him, they live out their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness.

(Now this is love: that we walk according to his commandments.) This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning; thus you should walk in it.

And we are witnesses of these events, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."

the blessing if you take to heart the commandments of the Lord your God that I am giving you today,

We will obey what the Lord our God to whom we are sending you tells us to do. It does not matter whether we like what he tells us or not. We will obey what he tells us to do so that things will go well for us."

But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than people.

and the curse if you pay no attention to his commandments and turn from the way I am setting before you today to pursue other gods you have not known.

Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.

This requires the steadfast endurance of the saints -- those who obey God's commandments and hold to their faith in Jesus.

"But if you ignore the Lord your God and are not careful to keep all his commandments and statutes I am giving you today, then all these curses will come upon you in full force:

We will be innocent if we carefully keep all these commandments before the Lord our God, just as he demands."

By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey his commandments.

"'If, however, you do not obey me and keep all these commandments --

Thus you will remember and obey all my commandments and be holy to your God.

The one who says "I have come to know God" and yet does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a person.

Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion: Fear God and keep his commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

All this will come to pass because Abraham obeyed me and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

With flaming fire he will mete out punishment on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Then Samuel said, "Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as he does in obedience? Certainly, obedience is better than sacrifice; paying attention is better than the fat of rams.

Pay careful attention to all these things I am commanding you so that it may always go well with you and your children after you when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.

Just like the nations the Lord is about to destroy from your sight, so he will do to you because you would not obey him.

Then if you and your descendants turn to the Lord your God and obey him with your whole mind and being just as I am commanding you today,

"If you indeed obey the Lord your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving you today, the Lord your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth.

But whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.

and to keep the Lord's commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?

Praise the Lord, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders!

Do you not know that if you present yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or obedience resulting in righteousness?

If you fear the Lord, serving him and obeying him and not rebelling against what he says, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the Lord your God, all will be well.