15 Bible Verses About Obeying

The 15 most-voted scriptures about Obeying, from 13 books (Romans, Ephesians, Exodus and 10 more), ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

John 14:15

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If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

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If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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If you love me, keep my commandments.

Acts 5:29

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

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

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

1 Samuel 15:22

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Luke 11:28

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

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

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

Hebrews 13:17

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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.

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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.

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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.

Ephesians 6:1

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

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

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

James 1:22

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

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

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

1 Peter 1:14

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

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

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

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Exodus 19:5

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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.

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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:

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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;

Deuteronomy 11:1

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

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

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

Romans 6:16

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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?

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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?

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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?

Matthew 7:24–27

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24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”

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24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

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24“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock. 26Everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell—and its fall was great.”

Romans 13:1–2

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1Everyone 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. 2Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

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1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

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1Let 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. 2Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

Ephesians 6:1–3

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1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”

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1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise: 3“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”

2 John 1:6

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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.

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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.

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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.

15 verses, from 13 books:

  • Exodus (1)
  • Deuteronomy (1)
  • 1 Samuel (1)
  • Matthew (1)
  • Luke (1)
  • John (1)
  • Acts (1)
  • Romans (2)
  • Ephesians (2)
  • Hebrews (1)
  • James (1)
  • 1 Peter (1)
  • 2 John (1)