What does the Bible say about obey?

14 verses about obey, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about obey

1. John 14:15 — If ye love me, keep my commandments. 6 votes
2. Acts 5:29 — Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 6 votes
3. Ephesians 6:1 — Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 5 votes
4. Luke 11:28 — But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. 4 votes
5. Exodus 19:5 — 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: 3 votes
6. 1 Samuel 15:22 — 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. 3 votes
7. Romans 6:16 — 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? 3 votes
8. Hebrews 13:17 — 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. 3 votes
9. 1 Peter 1:14 — As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 3 votes
10. Deuteronomy 11:1 — Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway. 2 votes
11. Romans 13:1 — 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. 2 votes
12. James 1:22 — But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 2 votes
13. 1 John 2:3 — And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 2 votes
14. 2 John 1:6 — 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 votes

Where these verses are

Romans (2), Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Samuel (1), Luke (1), John (1), Acts (1), Ephesians (1), Hebrews (1), James (1), 1 Peter (1), 1 John (1) and 1 more

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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.