Here are 102 Bible verses about obedience to God from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible (King James Version), sorted from most to least relevant.
John 14:15 KJV
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
1 Samuel 15:22 KJV
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.
James 1:22 KJV
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.
Isaiah 1:19 KJV
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Luke 6:46 KJV
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
John 14:23 KJV
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Hebrews 13:17 KJV
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Romans 6:16 KJV
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.
Philippians 2:8 KJV
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?
James 4:7 KJV
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Romans 5:19 KJV
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
John 14:21 KJV
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Matthew 7:21 KJV
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Luke 11:28 KJV
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Joshua 1:8 KJV
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
1 Peter 1:14 KJV
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Exodus 19:5 KJV
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
Titus 2:9 KJV
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:
Hebrews 5:8 KJV
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
2 John 1:6 KJV
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
Romans 8:28 KJV
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 Corinthians 10:5 KJV
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Romans 1:5 KJV
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Ephesians 5:21 KJV
By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
Hebrews 12:9 KJV
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Romans 13:1 KJV
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
1 Peter 2:18 KJV
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.
Romans 12:1 KJV
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Hebrews 5:9 KJV
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Acts 5:29 KJV
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
1 John 5:3 KJV
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
James 2:24 KJV
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Acts 5:32 KJV
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Joshua 5:6 KJV
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Ephesians 6:1 KJV
For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
1 Peter 5:5 KJV
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Romans 13:5 KJV
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Deuteronomy 28:1 KJV
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Ephesians 6:5-9 KJV
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Matthew 7:14 KJV
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
Proverbs 6:20 KJV
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
John 14:31 KJV
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
John 15:14 KJV
But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
2 Corinthians 2:9 KJV
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Colossians 3:22 KJV
For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
1 Peter 1:2 KJV
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
1 Corinthians 15:58 KJV
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
Romans 15:32 KJV
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Romans 12:2 KJV
That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
Deuteronomy 5:33 KJV
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Acts 2:38 KJV
Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
Exodus 23:22 KJV
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Ephesians 6:6 KJV
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.
Hebrews 12:2 KJV
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Job 36:11 KJV
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Colossians 3:20 KJV
If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 KJV
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Deuteronomy 28:2 KJV
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Titus 3:1 KJV
And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
1 John 2:3-6 KJV
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
Luke 10:27 KJV
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
Romans 8:14 KJV
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Titus 2:5 KJV
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
John 15:16 KJV
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Deuteronomy 11:1 KJV
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Revelation 14:12 KJV
Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.
James 2:17 KJV
Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
James 2:26 KJV
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
1 John 5:2-3 KJV
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
John 14:6 KJV
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Galatians 6:2 KJV
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Philippians 2:11 KJV
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
Romans 12:11 KJV
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
1 John 3:21-22 KJV
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 KJV
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
James 1:22-25 KJV
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day: And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
1 Samuel 15:22-23 KJV
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Psalms 119:60 KJV
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. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
1 John 3:24 KJV
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV
And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
Proverbs 3:5 KJV
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
1 John 3:22 KJV
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Philippians 2:12 KJV
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
John 15:10 KJV
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Proverbs 3:1-2 KJV
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
2 Thessalonians 1:8 KJV
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
John 13:17 KJV
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 6:17 KJV
If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Matthew 19:17 KJV
But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
2 Timothy 3:16 KJV
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Hebrews 12:5-6 KJV
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Luke 9:23 KJV
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Isaiah 50:4-9 KJV
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Luke 6:27-28 KJV
The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
Romans 3:23 KJV
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Deuteronomy 28:13 KJV
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Deuteronomy 28:14 KJV
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
Psalms 18:44 KJV
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
Deuteronomy 11:13 KJV
And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
Jeremiah 38:20 KJV
But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
Jeremiah 26:13 KJV
Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
Exodus 23:21 KJV
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
Romans 10:16-17 KJV
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Joshua 22:2-3 KJV
And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.
Jeremiah 7:23 KJV
But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
