102 Bible Verses about Obeying Authority
Want to know what the Bible says about Obeying Authority? Here are 102 Bible verses about Obeying Authority from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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1 Peter 2:15 NIV
For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
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1 Peter 2:18-20 NIV
18 Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. 19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. 20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
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Luke 11:28 NIV
He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
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Matthew 20:25-28 NIV
25 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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1 John 3:21-22 NIV
21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.
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Acts 5:32 NIV
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”
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1 Timothy 4:12 NIV
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
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James 4:7 NIV
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Philippians 2:11 NIV
and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
to the glory of God the Father.
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