Obedience

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance:

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set before me.

And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

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.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. — read the full passage →

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine:

but this thing I commanded them, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk ye in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.

And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never see death.

For he clave to Jehovah; he departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.

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 who is in heaven.

Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.

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 unto him.

casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.

through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name’s sake;

and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

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.

So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever.

And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

Ye shall walk in all the way which Jehovah 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.

Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse: — read the full passage →

though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;

I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers,

and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that dohis commandments: His praise endureth for ever.

Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Know therefore this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Jehovah he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else. — read the full passage →

Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? — read the full passage →

I cleave unto thy testimonies: O Jehovah, put me not to shame.

Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.

This isthe end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth:

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.

If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; — read the full passage →

The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon 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.

If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end. ס SAMEKH.

For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah: unto whom Jehovah sware that he would not let them see the land which Jehovah sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered;

And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. — read the full passage →

And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud: They kept his testimonies, And the statute that he gave them.

I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

So then, my beloved, even 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;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.

Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments. — read the full passage →

And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it. — read the full passage →

I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.

Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; — read the full passage →

Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.

To such as keep his covenant, And to those that remember his precepts to do them.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I commanded you:

So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.