Bible Verses About
Obedience
Not cold duty but loving trust — obedience as the shape of faith.
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”
“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”
“As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:”
“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?”
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”
“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”
“If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:”
“But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.”
“But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.”
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Frequently asked
What does the Bible say about obedience?
Scripture speaks to obedience in passages such as John 14:15, Acts 5:29, 1 Peter 1:14. For example, John 14:15 says, “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”
What is a well-known Bible verse about obedience?
John 14:15 — “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”