Bible Verses About Submission And Obedience

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Direct mutual submission verse

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Direct Bible command about obeying leaders

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Direct wife submission verse

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Direct servants obey masters verse

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

Direct Bible verse on slavery to obedience or sin

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Direct command to submit to God

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Direct wife submission verse in Colossians

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

Direct servants obey masters verse

Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

Direct servants obey masters verse

For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

Direct verse on all things in subjection to Christ

And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

Direct verse on the Son's subjection to the Father

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

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Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

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Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Supports submission in the household order

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

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Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

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Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

Supports the wider subjection theme in Hebrews

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

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For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

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And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

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Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

Supports Christ's authority over angels and powers

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

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Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

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If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

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He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

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