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The 14 most-voted verses about obey, from 13 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

John 14:15 (BSB)

¶ If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:15 (KJV)

If you love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:15 (WEB)

But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

Acts 5:29 (BSB)

¶ Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Acts 5:29 (KJV)

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Acts 5:29 (WEB)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Ephesians 6:1 (BSB)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Ephesians 6:1 (KJV)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Ephesians 6:1 (WEB)

But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

Luke 11:28 (BSB)

But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Luke 11:28 (KJV)

But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

Luke 11:28 (WEB)

Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.

Exodus 19:5 (BSB)

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth [is] mine:

Exodus 19:5 (KJV)

Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine;

Exodus 19:5 (WEB)

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15:22 (BSB)

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15:22 (KJV)

Samuel said, “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the LORD’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15:22 (WEB)

Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?

Romans 6:16 (BSB)

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Romans 6:16 (KJV)

Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

Romans 6:16 (WEB)

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Hebrews 13:17 (BSB)

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you.

Hebrews 13:17 (KJV)

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Hebrews 13:17 (WEB)

As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.

1 Peter 1:14 (BSB)

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

1 Peter 1:14 (KJV)

as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,

1 Peter 1:14 (WEB)

You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.

Deuteronomy 11:1 (BSB)

Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.

Deuteronomy 11:1 (KJV)

Therefore you shall love the LORD your God, and keep his instructions, his statutes, his ordinances, and his commandments, always.

Deuteronomy 11:1 (WEB)

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.

Romans 13:1 (BSB)

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Romans 13:1 (KJV)

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

Romans 13:1 (WEB)

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

James 1:22 (BSB)

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

James 1:22 (KJV)

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

James 1:22 (WEB)

By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.

1 John 2:3 (BSB)

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

1 John 2:3 (KJV)

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

1 John 2:3 (WEB)

And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.

2 John 1:6 (BSB)

And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

2 John 1:6 (KJV)

This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

2 John 1:6 (WEB)

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