Bible verses about obedience appear throughout Scripture, showing us how God values our willing submission to His commands.
From the Garden of Eden to the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, God calls His people to follow His commands.
This collection of Bible verses highlights what the Word says about obedience, its importance, and its rewards. Each verse comes from the New King James Version (NKJV).
Old Testament Verses About Obedience
1. Deuteronomy 11:26-28
“Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you today; and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.”
2. 1 Samuel 15:22
“So Samuel said: ‘Has 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 heed than the fat of rams.'”
3. Exodus 19:5
“Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.”
4. Deuteronomy 30:19-20
“I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days.”
5. Jeremiah 7:23
“But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.'”
6. Proverbs 19:16
“He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is careless of his ways will die.”
7. Isaiah 1:19
“If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.”
New Testament Verses About Obedience
8. John 14:15
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.”
9. Acts 5:29
“But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: ‘We ought to obey God rather than men.'”
10. Romans 6:16
“Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?”
11. Hebrews 5:8-9
“Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.”
12. 1 John 5:3
“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.”
13. 2 John 1:6
“This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.”
14. James 1:22
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
15. Romans 1:5
“Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name.”
16. 2 Corinthians 10:5
“Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”
17. 1 Peter 1:14
“As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance.”
18. Philippians 2:8
“And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.”
19. Matthew 7:21
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”
20. Luke 11:28
“But He said, ‘More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!'”
21. John 15:10
“If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.”
These Bible verses remind us how much God values our obedience. When we follow His Word, we walk in His promises. Let’s keep His commands with joy and trust that He will lead us every step of the way.
