Bible Verses about 'Obedience'
- For just as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
- You must follow exactly the path that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you are to possess.
- Happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in his ways. - Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.”
- If you will only obey the Lord your God, by diligently observing all his commandments that I am commanding you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
- My child, keep your father's commandment,
and do not forsake your mother's teaching. - And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn.
- But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.
- Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray. - Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
- You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.
- Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.
- Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.
- But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
- Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to act in accordance with all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall be successful.
- If you will not listen, if you will not lay it to heart to give glory to my name, says the Lord of hosts, then I will send the curse on you and I will curse your blessings; indeed I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart.
- Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God.
- Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord.
- Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Let your good spirit lead me
on a level path. - 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.”
- For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
- Then he said to them all, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.”
- And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.
- I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
- And every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father. - So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.
- Therefore keep the commandments of the Lord your God, by walking in his ways and by fearing him.
- For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want.
- And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever.
- Am I now seeking human approval, or God's approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
- My child, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart. - I hurry and do not delay
to keep your commandments. - Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but must endure God's wrath.
- Who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,
but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.
And being found in human form,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross. - Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord.
- Our steps are made firm by the Lord,
when he delights in our way. - Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me.
- But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.
- I the Lord am your God; follow my statutes, and be careful to observe my ordinances, and hallow my sabbaths that they may be a sign between me and you, so that you may know that I the Lord am your God.
- Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine.
- Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.
- Hear, my child, and accept my words,
that the years of your life may be many. - Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.”
- Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall through such disobedience as theirs.
- Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble. For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.
- And having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.
- If you follow my statutes and keep my commandments and observe them faithfully, I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
- For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps.
- But the one who did not know and did what deserved a beating will receive a light beating. From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded.
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