The word in Scripture
Obey in the Bible
The word obey appears 69 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To obey is to heed and do the will of God from the heart. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What obey means in the Bible
To obey is to heed and do the will of God from the heart.
Where the word obey appears
Here are 8 of the passages where the word obey appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:
“As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.”Psalms 18:44
“But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!”Matthew 8:27
“And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”Mark 4:41
“But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,”Romans 2:8
“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”Romans 6:12
“Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?”Galatians 5:7
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.”Ephesians 6:1
“And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;”Hebrews 5:9
Obey and the Lord Jesus
We ought to obey God rather than men, and Jesus became obedient unto death, the pattern of obedience.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word obey appear in the Bible?
The word obey appears 69 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does obey mean in the Bible?
To obey is to heed and do the will of God from the heart.
How does obey point to Jesus?
We ought to obey God rather than men, and Jesus became obedient unto death, the pattern of obedience.