Bible Verses about Obedience

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• Jesus answered him,
  “Whoever loves me will keep my word,
  and my Father will love him,
  and we will come to him
  and make our abode with him.”
  John 14:23loveFather
• If you heed the voice of the Lord, your God, and you carefully observe all of the commandments that I have given you today, then the Lord, your God, will lift you up above all the other nations upon the earth.
  Deuteronomy 28:1lawblessing
• Observe your father’s command, my son,
  and do not reject your mother’s teaching.
  Proverbs 6:20familylistening
• Continue in all of the ways that the Lord, your God, has commanded you. Continue in them so that you may live and prosper and that you may long dwell on the land of your inheritance.
  Deuteronomy 5:33rewardfollowing
• Be doers of the word and not just hearers who only deceive themselves.
  James 1:22Word of Godlistening
• Whoever heeds admonition is on the path to life,
  but anyone who rejects correction goes astray.
  Proverbs 10:17lifelistening
• Therefore, my beloved brethren, stand firm and immovable, devoting yourselves completely to the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
  1 Corinthians 15:58rewardencouragementwork
• You did not choose me.
  Rather, I chose you.
  And I appointed you
  to go out and bear fruit,
  fruit that will remain,
  so that the Father may give you
  whatever you ask him in my name.
  John 15:16prayercallingfruitfulness
• Do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewal of your minds, so that you will be able to discern the will of God and to know what is good and acceptable and perfect.
  Romans 12:2blamelesslifeworld
• Observe the ordinances of the Lord, your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and what he witnessed in writing in the law of Moses. In this way you will prosper in whatever you do and wherever you go.
  1 Kings 2:3lawblessing
• For just as through the disobedience of one man the many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one man the many will be made righteous.
  Romans 5:19righteousnesssalvation
• Beloved,
  if our hearts do not condemn us,
  we can approach God with confidence
  and receive from him whatever we ask,
  because we obey his commandments
  and do whatever is pleasing to him.
  1 John 3:21-22trustlaw
• But to those of you who are listening to me, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
  Luke 6:27-28blessingprayer
• Hence, be subject to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
  James 4:7safetyaddictiondevil
• Do not let this book of the law be absent from your mouth; meditate upon it day and night, so that you might carefully observe everything that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful.
  Joshua 1:8lawblessing
• If you refuse to listen to me
  and do not sincerely resolve
  to give glory to my name,
  says the Lord of hosts,
  I will send a curse on you,
  and I will turn your blessings into a curse.
  Indeed, I have already done so
  because you have not heeded my warning.
  Malachi 2:2blessinglistening
• Let everyone submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which derives from God, and whatever authorities exist have been instituted by God.
  Romans 13:1trustGod
• Blessed are all those who fear the Lord
  and walk in his ways.
  Psalm 128:1awefollowing
• Do not be lacking in zeal, but serve the Lord with spiritual fervor.
  Romans 12:11Spiritserving
• He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
  Luke 10:27lawlove
• Those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
  Romans 8:14Spiritchildren
• Then he said to all who were with him, “Anyone who wishes to follow me must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.”
  Luke 9:23crucifixion
• Teach me to do your will,
  for you are my God.
  Let your gracious Spirit lead me
  along a level path.
  Psalm 143:10learningSpiritHoly Spirit
• And we are witnesses to these things, as is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.
  Acts 5:32SpiritreceivingHoly Spirit
• Therefore, brethren, I implore you by the mercies of God to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and acceptable to God—a spiritual act of worship.
  Romans 12:1mercyholiness