Bible verses about "obey" | WPNT

⁸ but to those who, due to self-seeking, are disobeying the truth (while obeying the unrighteousness)—fury and wrath,

¹ Let every soul submit to the governing authorities, because there is no authority except under God, and the existing authorities have been placed by God.

¹ Remind them to subordinate themselves to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

¹ So then, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we too must run with endurance the race that is set before us, laying aside every impediment and the sin that so easily ensnares, ² looking unto Jesus, the Founder and Perfecter of the Faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured a cross, scorning its ignominy, and took His seat at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Do consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so as not to grow weary, losing courage in your souls. ⁴ In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed. ⁵ And you have forgotten the exhortation that instructs you as sons: “My son, do not make light of the LORD’s discipline, nor lose heart when you are reproved by Him; ⁶ because whom the LORD loves He chastens, yes scourges every son whom He accepts.” ⁷ If you are enduring discipline, God is dealing with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not discipline? ⁸ But if you are without discipline (something everyone undergoes), then you are illegitimate and not sons. ⁹ Furthermore, we have had our human fathers as correctors and respected them. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? ¹⁰ Now they indeed disciplined us during a short period as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, so that we may partake of His holiness. ¹¹ Now no discipline seems to be pleasant at the time, but painful; yet afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised by it. ¹² Therefore strengthen the listless hands and weakened knees, ¹³ and make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame not be turned aside but rather be healed. ¹⁴ Pursue peace with all, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord; ¹⁵ taking care that no one come short of the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springing up cause trouble and thereby many be defiled, ¹⁶ that no one be a fornicator, or worldly like Esau, who in exchange for one meal gave up his birthright. ¹⁷ Because you do indeed know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing he was rejected; he found no place for a change of mind, though he sought it diligently with tears. ¹⁸ Now you have not come to a touchable mountain burning with fire, to blackness and darkness, to tempest; ¹⁹ to a trumpet blast and spoken words such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them ²⁰ (because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain it must be stoned!” ²¹ and the sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling!”); ²² but you have come to Mount Zion, even to the City of the Living God, Heavenly Jerusalem; to myriads of angels in festal gathering, ²³ to an assembly of firstborn ones who have been enrolled in heaven; to God, Judge of all; to the spirits of the perfected righteous; ²⁴ to Jesus, Mediator of a new covenant, and to a blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. ²⁵ See to it that you not refuse Him who speaks. Because if they did not escape who refused Him who gave divine warning on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from Him who warns from Heaven! ²⁶ Then His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth but also the heaven.” ²⁷ Now the ‘yet once more’ clearly indicates the removal of the things being shaken (created things), so that the unshakables may remain. ²⁸ Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us hold on to the grace by which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear; ²⁹ because our God is indeed a consuming fire.

² Yes, stop conforming to the pattern of this world; rather, be transformed by the renewing of your mind so as to be able to experience the good and satisfying and perfect will of God.

¹⁶ Do you not know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey them as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether of sin into death, or of obedience into righteousness?

¹ Let every soul submit to the governing authorities, because there is no authority except under God, and the existing authorities have been placed by God. ² Therefore whoever resists the authority is opposed to God’s ordinance, and those who oppose will bring judgment on themselves. ³ Now rulers are not a terror to good deeds but to bad ones. So if you wish not to fear the authority, do the good and you will have praise from the same; ⁴ because it is God’s minister to you with a view to the good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not bear the sword for nothing; because it is God’s minister, an avenger with a view to wrath on the wrongdoer. ⁵ Therefore it is necessary to submit, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience. ⁶ This is precisely why you pay taxes, for they are God’s servants, continually attending on this very thing. ⁷ Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes, customs to whom customs, respect to whom respect, honor to whom honor.

¹ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

³ Now by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

¹⁵ If you love me, keep my commandments.

²⁹ So in answer Peter and the Apostles said: “One must obey God rather than men.