16 Bible Verses about Obeying People
Most Relevant Verses
Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right.
Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is wellpleasing in the Lord.
Bondservants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as serving Christ;
Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.
For even I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
For even I am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith to them, Truly do I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
And he answering said to his father, Lo! for so many years have I served thee, and never transgressed thy command; and yet to me thou never gavest a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.
All, therefore, whatever they bid you, do and observe; but do not according to their works; for they say, and do not.
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.
and his affection is more abundant toward you, while he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
So they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this story hath been commonly reported among the Jews to this day.
But the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye might say to this sycaminetree, Be plucked up by the roots, and planted in the sea! and it would obey you.
as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose daughters ye have become, if ye do well, and fear no alarm.
