Obedience
Explore 134 scripture references about obedience from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 44 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.
What Does the Bible Say About Obedience?
The topic of obedience appears throughout Scripture with 134 references spanning 44 books of the Bible, from 1 Chronicles to Romans. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.
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-General scriptures concerning GEN 18:19; EXO 19:5; 20:6; 24:7; NUM 9:23; 14:24; DEU 5:10; JOS 14:6-14; 22:2; 24:24; 1KI 3:14; 2KI 18:6; 21:8; NEH 1:5; PSA 1:2; 18:44; 25:10; 99:7; 103:17,18,20,21; 111:10; 112:1; 119:2,4-6,8,10,15,16,22,30,31,33,44,45,55,56,59,60,72,77,87, 97,100-102,104-106,109,112,129,167,168; 143:10; PRO 1:33; 19:16; 28:7; ISA 1:19; JER 7:23; EZK 18:19; 33:14-16; DAN 7:27; MAT 5:19; 6:24; 9:9; 12:50; 13:8,23; 25:20-23; MRK 2:14; 3:35; 4:20; LUK 1:6; 6:46-48; 8:15,21; 11:2,28; 12:37,38; JHN 8:28,51; 9:4; 10:27; 14:15,23,31; 15:10,14,16; ACT 4:19; 5:29; ROM 6:17; EPH 2:10; PHP 2:12; HEB 10:7; JAS 2:10-12; 1PE 1:2,14; 1JN 2:3-6,17; 3:22,24; 5:2,3; 2JN 1:6-9; REV 12:17; 22:7,14 -See BLESSINGS, CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE -ENJOINED GEN 17:9; EXO 23:22; LEV 19:19,36,37; 20:8,22; 22:31; 26:3-13; NUM 15:38-40; DEU 4:1-40; 5:1-33; 6:1-25; 8:1-6,11-14,16-20; 10:12,13; 11:1-3,8,9,13-28,32; 13:4; 26:16-18; 27:1-10; 28:1-68; 32:46; JOS 22:5; 23:6,7; 24:14,15; 1SA 12:24; 15:22; 2KI 17:37,38; 1CH 16:15; 28:9,10,20; EZR 7:10,23; PSA 76:11; ECC 12:13; JER 26:13; 38:20; MAL 4:4; MAT 9:9; 19:17,29; MRK 2:14; JHN 12:26; 13:17; 14:15,21; GAL 3:10,12; 5:3; EPH 4:1,17; 6:6-8; PHP 2:12; 1TI 6:14,18; HEB 13:16; JAS 1:22-25 -See COMMANDMENTS -See DUTY -See LAW -EXEMPLIFIED GEN 6:9; NUM 9:23; 14:24; JOS 14:6-14; 2KI 18:6; 20:3; 2CH 24:16; 31:20,21; EZR 7:10; NEH 7:2; JOB 1:8; PSA 17:3; 26:3-6; 99:7; 101:2,3; 106:30,31; 119:30,31,40,44,47,48,51,54-56,59, 60,67,69,100-102,105,106,110,112,166-168; ACT 23:1; 24:16; ROM 6:17; 2CO 1:12; 6:3,4; PHP 3:7-14; 1TH 1:9; 2:10; 2TI 1:3; REV 2:19; 3:4; 14:4,5 -See BLESSINGS, CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE -See COMMANDMENTS -FILIAL -See CHILDREN -INSTANCES OF -Noah GEN 6:9,22; 7:5; HEB 11:7 -Abraham GEN 12:1-4; 17:23; 21:4; 22:12; NEH 9:8; ACT 7:3-8; HEB 11:8-17; JAS 2:21 -Bethuel and Laban GEN 24:50 -Jacob GEN 35:1,7 -Moses NUM 27:12-22; HEB 3:2,3 -Moses and Aaron EXO 7:6; 40:16,21,23,32 -The Israelites EXO 12:28; 32:25-29; 39:42,43; NUM 9:20,21; DEU 33:9; JDG 2:7; PSA 99:7 -Under the preaching of Haggai HAG 1:12 -Caleb DEU 1:36 -Joshua JOS 10:40; 11:15 -Reubenites JOS 22:2,3 -Gideon JDG 6:25-28 -David 1SA 18:14; 25:28; 1KI 11:6,34; 15:5; 2CH 29:2; ACT 13:22 -Elisha 1KI 19:19-21 -Hezekiah 2KI 18:6; 2CH 31:20,21; ISA 38:3 -Josiah 2KI 22:2; 23:24,25 -Asa 2CH 14:2 -Jehoshaphat 2CH 17:3-6; 20:32; 22:9 -Jehoiada 2CH 24:16 -Uzziah 2CH 26:4,5 -Jotham 2CH 36:22,23 -Levites 2CH 29:34 -Cyrus 2CH 36:22,23; EZR 1:1-4 -Ezra EZR 7:10 -Hanani NEH 7:2 -JOB JOB 1:8 -Daniel DAN 6:10 -Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego DAN 3 -Jonah JON 3:3 -Ninevites JON 3:5-10 -Zacharias LUK 1:6 -Simeon LUK 2:25 -Joseph MAT 1:24; 2:14 -Mary LUK 1:38 -Jesus MAT 3:15; 26:39,42; LUK 22:42; JHN 4:32,34; 5:30; 12:49,50; 14:31; 17:4; HEB 3:2 -John the Baptist MAT 3:15 -John and James MRK 1:19,20 -Matthew MAT 9:9 -Simon and Andrew MRK 1:16-18 -Levi MRK 2:14 -Nathanael JHN 1:47 -The rich young man MAT 19:20; MRK 10:19,20; LUK 18:21 -The disciples JHN 17:6 -Cornelius ACT 10:2 -Paul ACT 23:1; 26:4,5; 2TI 1:3 -TO CIVIL LAW -See CITIZEN
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What does the Bible say about obedience?
The Bible contains 134 references to obedience across 44 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.
Where is obedience mentioned in the Bible?
Obedience is referenced in 1 Chronicles, 1 John, 1 Kings, 1 Peter, 1 Samuel, and 39 more books. There are 134 total scripture references on this topic.