The best Bible verses for obedience (NLT) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for obedience (NLT), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor."Genesis 49:10
"The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor."Genesis 49:10
"Go with them to the Temple and join them in the purification ceremony, paying for them to have their heads ritually shaved. Then everyone will know that the rumors are all false and that you yourself observe the Jewish laws."Acts 21:24
"So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then."1 Peter 1:14
"I wrote to you as I did to test you and see if you would fully comply with my instructions."2 Corinthians 2:9
"Now he cares for you more than ever when he remembers the way all of you obeyed him and welcomed him with such fear and deep respect."2 Corinthians 7:15
"We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ."2 Corinthians 10:5
"“But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods,"Deuteronomy 30:17
"Then he returned to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. And his mother stored all these things in her heart."Luke 2:51
"In all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to follow God’s laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful."2 Chronicles 31:21
"Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commands."Judges 2:17
"So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too."Acts 6:7
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 (NLT) are Genesis 49:10, Philemon 1:21, Acts 21:24. 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 (NLT) 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 (NLT), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.