The best Bible verses for obedience (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for obedience (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous."Romans 5:19
"For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous."Romans 5:19
"For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil."Romans 16:19
"according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you."1 Peter 1:2
"By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,"2 Corinthians 9:13
"Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?"Romans 6:16
"And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it."2 John 1:6
"The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples."Genesis 49:10
"Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say."Philemon 1:21
"take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law."Acts 21:24
"For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything."2 Corinthians 2:9
"And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling."2 Corinthians 7:15
"We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,"2 Corinthians 10:5
"But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them,"Deuteronomy 30:17
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for obedience (ESV) are Romans 5:19, Romans 16:19, 1 Peter 1:2. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to obedience (ESV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for obedience (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.