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The Hebrew word often translated as "obey" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which means to hear, listen, or give heed. In the New Testament, the Greek word "ὑπακούω" (hypakouo) is used, meaning to listen attentively or to submit to authority.<br><br><b>Biblical Context and Usage:</b> <br>Obedience is a central theme throughout the Bible, reflecting the relationship between God and His people. It is portrayed as a fundamental aspect of faith and covenantal relationship with God. Obedience to God's commands is seen as a demonstration of love and reverence for Him.<br><br><b>Old Testament References:</b> <br>In the Old Testament, obedience is often linked with the blessings and curses associated with the Mosaic Covenant. <a href="/deuteronomy/11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:1</a> states, "You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments." Obedience to God's law was a condition for Israel's prosperity and success in the Promised Land.<br><br>The account of Abraham is a profound example of obedience. In <a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a>, God says to Abraham, "And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac demonstrated his unwavering obedience and faith in God.<br><br><b>New Testament References:</b> <br>In the New Testament, obedience is closely associated with faith in Jesus Christ. <a href="/romans/1-5.htm">Romans 1:5</a> speaks of "the obedience that comes from faith," highlighting that true faith naturally results in obedience to God's will. Jesus Himself is the ultimate model of obedience, as seen in <a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a>: "And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross."<br><br>The call to obey is also extended to believers in their daily lives. <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a> exhorts, "Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." This emphasizes that genuine faith is evidenced by actions that align with God's commands.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b> <br>Obedience is not merely a legalistic adherence to rules but is deeply rooted in a relationship with God. It is an expression of trust and submission to His authority. In <a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>, Jesus states, "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments." This underscores that obedience is a response to God's love and grace.<br><br>The concept of obedience also extends to earthly authorities, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/13.htm">Romans 13:1</a>, which instructs believers to submit to governing authorities, recognizing that all authority is established by God.<br><br><b>Practical Implications:</b> <br>For believers, obedience involves aligning one's life with the teachings of Scripture and the leading of the Holy Spirit. It requires a heart willing to listen and respond to God's voice, even when it challenges personal desires or societal norms. Obedience is a daily commitment to live out one's faith in tangible ways, reflecting the character of Christ to the world.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>While the Bible presents obedience as a vital aspect of the Christian life, it is always framed within the context of a loving relationship with God. It is both a duty and a privilege, leading to spiritual growth and deeper communion with the Creator.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. t.</I>) To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.<p>2. (<I>v. t.</I>) To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.<p>3. (<I>v. t.</I>) To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm.<p>4. (<I>v. i.</I>) To give obedience.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">OBEDIENCE; OBEY</span><p>o-be'-di-ens, o-ba (shama`; hupakoe):<br><br>1. Meaning of Terms:<br><br>In its simpler Old Testament meaning the word signifies "to hear," "to listen." It carries with it, however, the ethical significance of hearing with reverence and obedient assent. In the New Testament a different origin is suggestive of "hearing under" or of subordinating one's self to the person or thing heard, hence, "to obey." There is another New Testament usage, however, indicating persuasion from, peithomai.<br><br>The relation expressed is twofold: first, human, as between master and servant, and particularly between parents and children. "If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that, will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place" (<a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18, 19</a>; compare <a href="/proverbs/15-20.htm">Proverbs 15:20</a>); or between sovereign and subjects, "The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me" (<a href="/2_samuel/22-45.htm">2 Samuel 22:45</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-23.htm">1 Chronicles 29:23</a>).<br><br>2. The Old Testament Conception:<br><br>The highest significance of its usage, however, is that of the relation of man to God. Obedience is the supreme test of faith in God and reverence for Him. The Old Testament conception of obedience was vital. It was the one important relationship which must not be broken. While sometimes this relation may have been formal and cold, it nevertheless was the one strong tie which held the people close to God. The significant spiritual relation is expressed by Samuel when he asks the question, "Hath Yahweh as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams" (<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>). It was the condition without which no right relation might be sustained to Yahweh. This is most clearly stated in the relation between Abraham and Yahweh when he is assured "In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice" (<a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a>).<br><br>In prophetic utterances, future blessing and prosperity were conditioned upon obedience: "If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land" (<a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19</a>). After surveying the glories of the Messianic kingdom, the prophet assures the people that "this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of Yahweh your God" (<a href="/zechariah/6-15.htm">Zechariah 6:15</a>). On the other hand misfortune, calamity, distress and famine are due to their disobedience and distrust of Yahweh.<br><br>See <a href="../d/disobedience.htm">DISOBEDIENCE</a>.<br><br>This obedience or disobedience was usually related to the specific commands of Yahweh as contained in the law, yet they conceived of God as giving commands by other means. Note especially the rebuke of Samuel to Saul: "Because thou obeyedst not the voice of Yahweh,.... therefore hath Yahweh done this thing unto thee this day" (<a href="/1_samuel/28-18.htm">1 Samuel 28:18</a>).<br><br>3. The New Testament Conception:<br><br>In the New Testament a higher spiritual and moral relation is sustained than in the Old Testament. The importance of obedience is just as greatly emphasized. Christ Himself is its one great illustration of obedience. He "humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross" (<a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a>). By obedience to Him we are through Him made partakers of His salvation (<a href="/hebrews/5-9.htm">Hebrews 5:9</a>). This act is a supreme test of faith in Christ. Indeed, it is so vitally related that they are in some cases almost synonymous. "Obedience of faith" is a combination used by Paul to express this idea (<a href="/romans/1-5.htm">Romans 1:5</a>). Peter designates believers in Christ as "children of obedience" (<a href="/1_peter/1-14.htm">1 Peter 1:14</a>). Thus it is seen that the test of fellowship with Yahweh in the Old Testament is obedience. The bond of union with Christ in the New Testament is obedience through faith, by which they become identified and the believer becomes a disciple.<br><br>Walter G. Clippinger<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3980.htm"><span class="l">3980. peitharcheo -- to <b>obey</b> authority</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>obey</b> authority. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: peitharcheo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (pi-tharkh-eh'-o) Short Definition: I <b>obey</b> one in authority Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3980.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5293.htm"><span class="l">5293. hupotasso -- to place or rank under, to subject, mid. to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>obey</b>. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupotasso Phonetic Spelling:<br> (hoop-ot-as'-so) Short Definition: I place under, subject to Definition: I place <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5293.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><p><a href="/greek/1522.htm"><span class="l">1522. eisakouo -- to listen, to <b>obey</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to listen, to <b>obey</b>. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eisakouo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (ice-ak-oo'-o) Short Definition: I hear, listen to Definition: I hear <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1522.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2138b.htm"><span class="l">2138b. eupeithes -- ready to <b>obey</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> ready to <b>obey</b>. Transliteration: eupeithes Short Definition: reasonable. Word Origin<br> from eu and peitho Definition ready to <b>obey</b> NASB Word Usage reasonable (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2138b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p><a href="/greek/5219.htm"><span class="l">5219. hupakouo -- to listen, attend to</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to listen, attend to. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupakouo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (hoop-ak-oo'-o) Short Definition: I listen, <b>obey</b> Definition: I listen <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5219.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/544.htm"><span class="l">544. apeitheo -- to disobey</span></a> <br><b>...</b> See 543 (). Word Origin from apeithes Definition to disobey NASB Word Usage<br> disbelieved (1), disobedient (10), do not <b>obey</b> (1), <b>obey</b> (2). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/544.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5218.htm"><span class="l">5218. hupakoe -- obedience</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1:2). Word Origin from hupakouo Definition obedience NASB Word Usage obedience<br> (13), obedient (1), <b>obey</b> (1). obedience. From hupakouo <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5218.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1398.htm"><span class="l">1398. douleuo -- to be a slave, to serve</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to serve. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: douleuo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (dool-yoo'-o) Short Definition: I am a slave, am subject to, <b>obey</b> Definition: I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1398.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/3982.htm"><span class="l">3982. peitho -- to persuade, to have confidence</span></a> <br><b>...</b> confidence NASB Word Usage assure (1), confident (3), convinced (7), followed (2),<br> have confidence (2), having confidence (2), listen (1), <b>obey</b> (3), obeying (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3982.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 10k</font><p><a href="/greek/4442.htm"><span class="l">4442. pur -- fire</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Indeed the brings the privilege of being which happens by experiencing . Our lives<br> can become true to Him as we <b>obey</b> this imparted faith from God by His power. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4442.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm"><span class="l">8085. shama -- to hear</span></a><br><b>...</b> heed (1), given heed (2), hear (270), hear* (1), heard (363), heard for certain<br> (1), hearing (5), hears (33), heed (5), heeded (2), indeed <b>obey</b> (1), keep on <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8085.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8086.htm"><span class="l">8086. shema -- to hear</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to shama Definition to hear NASB Word<br> Usage hear (3), heard (4), hears (1), <b>obey</b> (1). hear, <b>obey</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8086.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3348.htm"><span class="l">3348. Yaqeh -- father of Agur</span></a><br><b>...</b> Jakeh. From an unused root probably meaning to <b>obey</b>; obedient; Jakeh, a symbolical<br> name (for Solomon) -- Jakeh. 3347, 3348. Yaqeh. 3349 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3348.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6213a.htm"><span class="l">6213a. asah -- do, make</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), laborers (1), made (369), maintain (6), maintained (1), make (200), make your<br> ready (1), Maker (13), maker (4), makes (19), making (5), <b>obey</b> (1), observe <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6213a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm"><span class="l">5341. natsar -- to watch, guard, keep</span></a><br><b>...</b> A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, <b>obey</b>, etc.) Or<br> a bad one (to conceal, etc.) -- besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5341.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm"><span class="l">6963. qol -- sound, voice</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), bleating (1), crackling (2), cry (2), crying (1), growl* (1), listen (4), loudly<br> (1), loudness (1), lowing (2), news (1), noise (21), <b>obey</b>* (14), obeyed* (5 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6963.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/14.htm"><span class="l">14. abah -- to be willing, to consent</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to be willing, to consent NASB Word Usage consent (5), <b>obey</b> (1),<br> refuse* (1), refused* (1), satisfied (1), unwilling* (3), want (1), willing (23 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/14.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/murray/the_true_vine_meditations_for_a_month_on_john_151-16/obey_and_abide.htm"><span class="l"><b>Obey</b> and Abide</span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>OBEY</b> AND ABIDE. If Ye Keep My Commandments, Ye Shall Abide In My Love"John<br> 15..10. In our former <b>...</b> His love. <b>Obey</b> and abide. Gracious <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../murray/the true vine meditations for a month on john 151-16/obey and abide.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/believeloveobey.htm"><span class="l">Believe --Love --<b>Obey</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> IV Closer Wooing (Chapters xiii.-xvii.) Believe"Love"<b>Obey</b>. The atmosphere clears<br> now. <b>...</b> <b>Obey</b> is the life-side of believe, the outer, the action side. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/believeloveobey.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_the_acts/whom_to_obeyannas_or_angel.htm"><span class="l">Whom to <b>Obey</b>, --Annas or Angel?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> WHOM TO <b>OBEY</b>,"ANNAS OR ANGEL? 'Then <b>...</b> 29. Then Peter and the other apostles<br> answered and said, We ought to <b>obey</b> God rather than men.30. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/whom to obeyannas or angel.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_christians_are_bound_to.htm"><span class="l">Whether Christians are Bound to <b>Obey</b> the Secular Powers?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF OBEDIENCE (SIX ARTICLES) Whether Christians are bound to <b>obey</b> the secular<br> powers? Objection 1: It seems that Christians are not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether christians are bound to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_subjects_are_bound_to.htm"><span class="l">Whether Subjects are Bound to <b>Obey</b> their Superiors in all Things?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF OBEDIENCE (SIX ARTICLES) Whether subjects are bound to <b>obey</b> their superiors<br> in all things? Objection 1: It seems that subjects <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether subjects are bound to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_one_man_is_bound.htm"><span class="l">Whether one Man is Bound to <b>Obey</b> Another?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF OBEDIENCE (SIX ARTICLES) Whether one man is bound to <b>obey</b> another? Objection<br> 1: It seems that one man is not bound to <b>obey</b> another. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether one man is bound.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pamphilius/the_life_of_constantine/chapter_xx_exhortation_to_obey_the.htm"><span class="l">Exhortation to <b>Obey</b> the Decrees of the Council.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book III. Chapter XX."Exhortation to <b>obey</b> the Decrees of the Council. "Receive,<br> then, with all willingness this truly Divine injunction <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xx exhortation to obey the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_irascible_and_concupiscible.htm"><span class="l">Whether the Irascible and Concupiscible Appetites <b>Obey</b> Reason?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF THE POWER OF SENSUALITY (THREE ARTICLES) Whether the irascible and<br> concupiscible appetites <b>obey</b> reason? Objection 1: It would <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the irascible and concupiscible.htm</font><p><a href="/library/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/august_29_to_obey_is.htm"><span class="l">August 29. "To <b>Obey</b> is Better than Sacrifice" (I. Sam. xv. 22).</span></a> <br><b>...</b> AUGUST 29. "To <b>obey</b> is better than sacrifice" (I. Sam. xv. 22). "To <b>obey</b><br> is better than sacrifice" (I. Sam. xv.22). Our healing <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /august 29 to obey is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_bodies_obey_the_angels.htm"><span class="l">Whether Bodies <b>Obey</b> the Angels as Regards Local Motion?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> HOW ANGELS ACT ON BODIES (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether bodies <b>obey</b> the angels as regards<br> local motion? <b>...</b> Therefore they do not <b>obey</b> the angels in local motion. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether bodies obey the angels.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/o/obey.htm"><span class="l"><b>Obey</b> (219 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (vt) To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm.<br> 4. (vi) To give obedience. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. OBEDIENCE; <b>OBEY</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/obey.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/commands.htm"><span class="l">Commands (216 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they <b>obey</b> him!" (WEB<br> DBY NAS RSV). <b>...</b> On the contrary I do know Him, and I <b>obey</b> His commands. (WEY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/commands.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/obeying.htm"><span class="l">Obeying (24 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (p. pr. & vb. n.) of <b>Obey</b>. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b> Galatians 5:7 Ye were running<br> well; who did hinder you -- not to <b>obey</b> the truth? (See NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/obeying.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/disobey.htm"><span class="l">Disobey (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (vt) Not to <b>obey</b>; to neglect or refuse to <b>obey</b> (a superior or his commands, the<br> laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/disobey.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/submit.htm"><span class="l">Submit (36 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Titus 3:1 Remind people that they must submit to the rulers who are in authority<br> over them; that they must <b>obey</b> the magistrates, be prepared for every right <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/submit.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/waves.htm"><span class="l">Waves (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> this? for the very winds and waves <b>obey</b> him!" (WEY NIV). <b>...</b> this? for He gives<br> orders both to wind and waves, and they <b>obey</b> Him." (WEY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/waves.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stubborn.htm"><span class="l">Stubborn (40 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Deuteronomy 21:18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not <b>obey</b><br> the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stubborn.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bondmen.htm"><span class="l">Bondmen (117 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Romans 6:16 Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves bondmen for obedience,<br> ye are bondmen to him whom ye <b>obey</b>, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bondmen.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wrath.htm"><span class="l">Wrath (503 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> according to his works:.... to them that.... <b>obey</b> not the truth, but <b>obey</b><br> unrighteousness,.... wrath and indignation, tribulation <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wrath.htm - 50k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/obedience.htm"><span class="l">Obedience (61 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> same question in another form arises from another part of the passage in Hebrews<br> 5:9: "And having been made perfect, he became unto all them that <b>obey</b> him the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/obedience.htm - 43k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/laws-land.html">Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/pastors-obey.html">Are we supposed to obey our pastors? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-law.html">Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/obey.htm">Obey: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Obey (219 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/8-27.htm">Matthew 8:27</a></span><br />The men marveled, saying, "What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea <span class="boldtext">obey</span> him?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/12-50.htm">Matthew 12:50</a></span><br />To <span class="boldtext">obey</span> my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother." <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/19-17.htm">Matthew 19:17</a></span><br />He said to him, " Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a></span><br />and teach them to <span class="boldtext">obey</span> every command which I have given you. And remember, I am with you always, day by day, until the Close of the Age."<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/1-27.htm">Mark 1:27</a></span><br />They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they <span class="boldtext">obey</span> him!"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/4-41.htm">Mark 4:41</a></span><br />They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea <span class="boldtext">obey</span> him?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/8-21.htm">Luke 8:21</a></span><br />"My mother and my brothers," He replied, "are these who hear God's Message and <span class="boldtext">obey</span> it."<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/8-25.htm">Luke 8:25</a></span><br />He said to them, "Where is your faith?" Being afraid they marveled, saying one to another, "Who is this, then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they <span class="boldtext">obey</span> him?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a></span><br />But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/12-47.htm">Luke 12:47</a></span><br />And that servant who has been told his Master's will and yet made no preparation and did not <span class="boldtext">obey</span> His will, will receive many lashes.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Luke 17:6</a></span><br />The Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree,'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,' and it would <span class="boldtext">obey</span> you.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/3-36.htm">John 3:36</a></span><br />One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won't see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB WEY ASV NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/8-55.htm">John 8:55</a></span><br />You do not know Him, but I know Him perfectly; and were I to deny my knowledge of Him, I should resemble you, and be a liar. On the contrary I do know Him, and I <span class="boldtext">obey</span> His commands.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a></span><br />"If you love me, you will <span class="boldtext">obey</span> my commandments.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a></span><br />"If any one loves me," replied Jesus, "he will <span class="boldtext">obey</span> my teaching; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/14-24.htm">John 14:24</a></span><br />He who has no love for me does not <span class="boldtext">obey</span> my teaching; and yet the teaching to which you are listening is not mine, but is the teaching of the Father who sent me.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10</a></span><br />If you <span class="boldtext">obey</span> my commands, you will continue in my love, as I have obeyed my Father's commands and continue in His love.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/15-20.htm">John 15:20</a></span><br />Bear in mind what I said to you, 'A servant is not superior to his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/4-19.htm">Acts 4:19</a></span><br />But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/5-29.htm">Acts 5:29</a></span><br />But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must <span class="boldtext">obey</span> God rather than men.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/5-32.htm">Acts 5:32</a></span><br />We are His witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who <span class="boldtext">obey</span> him."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39</a></span><br />To whom our fathers would not <span class="boldtext">obey</span>, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a></span><br />After removing him, He raised up David to be their king, to whom He also bore witness when He said, "'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man I love, who will <span class="boldtext">obey</span> all My commands.'<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/15-5.htm">Acts 15:5</a></span><br />But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/16-4.htm">Acts 16:4</a></span><br />As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/21-24.htm">Acts 21:24</a></span><br />Associate with these men and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses so that they can shave their heads. Then everybody will know that there is no truth in these stories about you, but that in your own actions you yourself scrupulously <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the Law.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8</a></span><br />but to those who are self-seeking, and don't <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Romans 2:13</a></span><br />It is not those that merely hear the Law read who are righteous in the sight of God, but it is those that <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the Law who will be pronounced righteous.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/2-14.htm">Romans 2:14</a></span><br />For when Gentiles who have no Law <span class="boldtext">obey</span> by natural instinct the commands of the Law, they, without having a Law, are a Law to themselves;<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/2-25.htm">Romans 2:25</a></span><br />Circumcision does indeed profit, if you <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the Law; but if you are a Law-breaker, the fact that you have been circumcised counts for nothing.<br /><span class="source">(WEY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/6-12.htm">Romans 6:12</a></span><br />Therefore don't let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should <span class="boldtext">obey</span> it in its lusts.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16</a></span><br />Don't you know that to whom you present yourselves as servants to obedience, his servants you are whom you <span class="boldtext">obey</span>; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/13-5.htm">Romans 13:5</a></span><br />We must <span class="boldtext">obey</span> therefore, not only in order to escape punishment, but also for conscience' sake.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18</a></span><br />for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/16-26.htm">Romans 16:26</a></span><br />and now having been made manifest, also, through prophetic writings, according to a command of the age-during God, having been made known to all the nations for obedience of faith --<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-5.htm">2 Corinthians 10:5</a></span><br />reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/3-1.htm">Galatians 3:1</a></span><br />Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth among you as crucified?<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/5-3.htm">Galatians 5:3</a></span><br />I once more protest to every man who receives circumcision that he is under obligation to <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the whole Law of Moses. <br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/5-7.htm">Galatians 5:7</a></span><br />You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the truth? <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a></span><br />Always carry one another's burdens, and so <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the whole of Christ's Law.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/6-13.htm">Galatians 6:13</a></span><br />For even they who receive circumcision don't keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/6-1.htm">Ephesians 6:1</a></span><br />Children, <span class="boldtext">obey</span> your parents in the Lord, for this is right.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/6-5.htm">Ephesians 6:5</a></span><br />Slaves, be obedient to your earthly masters, with respect and eager anxiety to please and with simplicity of motive as if you were obeying Christ.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEY DBY YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/philippians/2-12.htm">Philippians 2:12</a></span><br />So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/colossians/3-20.htm">Colossians 3:20</a></span><br />Children, <span class="boldtext">obey</span> your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/colossians/3-22.htm">Colossians 3:22</a></span><br />Servants, <span class="boldtext">obey</span> in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:8</a></span><br />giving vengeance to those who don't know God, and to those who don't <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the Good News of our Lord Jesus,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-14.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:14</a></span><br />If any man doesn't <span class="boldtext">obey</span> our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-4.htm">1 Timothy 3:4</a></span><br />one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/titus/3-1.htm">Titus 3:1</a></span><br />Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to <span class="boldtext">obey</span> magistrates, to be ready to every good work,<br /><span class="source">(KJV WEY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/5-9.htm">Hebrews 5:9</a></span><br />Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who <span class="boldtext">obey</span> him the author of eternal salvation,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm">Hebrews 11:8</a></span><br />By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Obey</span> your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/james/1-23.htm">James 1:23</a></span><br />For if any one listens but does not <span class="boldtext">obey</span>, he is like a man who carefully looks at his own face in a mirror.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/james/3-3.htm">James 3:3</a></span><br />Indeed, we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may <span class="boldtext">obey</span> us, and we guide their whole body.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">1 Peter 1:2</a></span><br />according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may <span class="boldtext">obey</span> Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm">1 Peter 3:1</a></span><br />In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a></span><br />who in ancient times had been disobedient, while God's longsuffering was patiently waiting in the days of Noah during the building of the Ark, in which a few persons--eight in number--were brought safely through the water.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/4-17.htm">1 Peter 4:17</a></span><br />For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don't <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the Good News of God?<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/2-3.htm">1 John 2:3</a></span><br />And by this we may know that we know Him--if we <span class="boldtext">obey</span> His commands. <br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/2-4.htm">1 John 2:4</a></span><br />He who professes to know Him, and yet does not <span class="boldtext">obey</span> His commands, is a liar, and the truth has no place in his heart.<br /><span class="source">(WEY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/3-22.htm">1 John 3:22</a></span><br />and whatever we ask for we obtain from Him, because we <span class="boldtext">obey</span> His commands and do the things which are pleasing in His sight.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/5-2.htm">1 John 5:2</a></span><br />The fact that we love God Himself, and <span class="boldtext">obey</span> His commands, is a proof that we love God's children.<br /><span class="source">(WEY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a></span><br />Love for God means obedience to His commands; and His commands are not irksome. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/3-3.htm">Revelation 3:3</a></span><br />Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won't watch, I will come as a thief, and you won't know what hour I will come upon you.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/12-17.htm">Revelation 12:17</a></span><br />The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep God's commandments and hold Jesus' testimony.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/14-12.htm">Revelation 14:12</a></span><br />Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, <span class="boldtext">obey</span> my voice according to that which I command you.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/27-13.htm">Genesis 27:13</a></span><br />His mother said to him, "Let your curse be on me, my son. Only <span class="boldtext">obey</span> my voice, and go get them for me."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, <span class="boldtext">obey</span> my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Exodus 5:2</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should <span class="boldtext">obey</span> his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a></span><br />Now therefore, if you will indeed <span class="boldtext">obey</span> my voice, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/23-21.htm">Exodus 23:21</a></span><br />Beware of him, and <span class="boldtext">obey</span> his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/23-22.htm">Exodus 23:22</a></span><br />But if thou shalt indeed <span class="boldtext">obey</span> his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/24-7.htm">Exodus 24:7</a></span><br />And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS DBY YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/25-18.htm">Leviticus 25:18</a></span><br />"'Therefore you shall do my statutes, and keep my ordinances and do them; and you shall dwell in the land in safety.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3</a></span><br />"'If you walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14</a></span><br />"'But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18</a></span><br />"'If you in spite of these things will not listen to me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21</a></span><br />"'If you walk contrary to me, and won't listen to me, then I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27</a></span><br />"'If you in spite of this won't listen to me, but walk contrary to me;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39</a></span><br />and it shall be to you for a fringe, that you may look on it, and remember all the commandments of Yahweh, and do them; and that you not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you use to play the prostitute;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/15-40.htm">Numbers 15:40</a></span><br />that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/27-20.htm">Numbers 27:20</a></span><br />You shall put of your honor on him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may <span class="boldtext">obey</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-30.htm">Deuteronomy 4:30</a></span><br />When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-27.htm">Deuteronomy 5:27</a></span><br />Go near, and hear all that Yahweh our God shall say: and tell us all that Yahweh our God shall tell you; and we will hear it, and do it."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3</a></span><br />Hear therefore, Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with you, and that you may increase mightily, as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised to you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-24.htm">Deuteronomy 6:24</a></span><br />Yahweh commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Yahweh our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Deuteronomy 6:25</a></span><br />It shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-20.htm">Deuteronomy 8:20</a></span><br />As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-23.htm">Deuteronomy 9:23</a></span><br />When Yahweh sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, "Go up and possess the land which I have given you;" then you rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh your God, and you didn't believe him, nor listen to his voice.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Deuteronomy 11:13</a></span><br />It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you this day, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-27.htm">Deuteronomy 11:27</a></span><br />A blessing, if ye <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-28.htm">Deuteronomy 11:28</a></span><br />And a curse, if ye will not <span class="boldtext">obey</span> 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.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-32.htm">Deuteronomy 11:32</a></span><br />You shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you this day. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-28.htm">Deuteronomy 12:28</a></span><br />Observe, and thou hast obeyed all these words which I am commanding thee, in order that it may be well with thee and with thy sons after thee -- to the age, when thou dost that which 'is' good and right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.<br /><span class="source">(Root in YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-4.htm">Deuteronomy 13:4</a></span><br />You shall walk after Yahweh your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and <span class="boldtext">obey</span> his voice, and you shall serve him, and cleave to him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-18.htm">Deuteronomy 13:18</a></span><br />when you shall listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep all his commandments which I command you this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh your God.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-5.htm">Deuteronomy 15:5</a></span><br />if only you diligently listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to observe to do all this commandment which I command you this day.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18</a></span><br />If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not <span class="boldtext">obey</span> the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not listen to them;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><a href="/concordance/o/obey2.htm"></a><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/o/obey.htm">Obey</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jonadab.htm">Jonadab (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/inclined.htm">Inclined (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/incline.htm">Incline (38 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/forefather.htm">Forefather (33 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/enslaved.htm">Enslaved (18 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