What Does the Bible Say About Obedience?

“"You shall have no other gods before me.”

“If you love me, keep my commandments.”

“Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."”

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.”

“Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.”

“you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment.”

“He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”

“Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."”

“While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him."”

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”

“"Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.”

“When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me."”

“Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”

“He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire."”

“He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire."”

“The second is like this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."”

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”

“saying, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."”

“He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."”

“A voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!"”

“He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”

“"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do the things which I say?”

“Jesus said to him, "Arise, take up your mat, and walk."”

“Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.”

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

“But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,”

“But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.”

“but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die."”

“The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.”

“Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.”