Submission To God

Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

Obey 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.

saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →

let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bear children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ. — read the full passage →

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands: — read the full passage →

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. — read the full passage →

Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. — read the full passage →

Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. — read the full passage →

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore choose life, that you may live, you and your descendants;

Servants, obey 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.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; — read the full passage →

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.

saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”

Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers; — read the full passage →

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

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

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

For all these things has my hand made, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but to this man will I look, even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them, — read the full passage →

For, “He put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when he says, “All things are put in subjection”, it is evident that he is excepted who subjected all things to him. — read the full passage →

Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might produce fruit to God.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” — read the full passage →

neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

throwing 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;

Servants, obey 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. — read the full passage →

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word; — read the full passage →

And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

neither give place to the devil.

but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.

Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?

My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious: — read the full passage →

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Test your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. — read the full passage →

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Thus says Yahweh, “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what kind of house will you build to me? and what place shall be my rest? — read the full passage →

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

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

I also tell you that you are Peter,and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hadeswill not prevail against it.

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all. — read the full passage →

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them, — read the full passage →

For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word, — read the full passage →

Don’t you know that to whom you present yourselves as servants to obedience, his servants you are whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness? — read the full passage →

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →