Bible Verses about “obeying the law”
The Bible contains 14 verses about obeying the law across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.”
“¶ 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.”
“Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”
“For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:”
“Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.”
“As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.”
“Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.”
“Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”
“¶ Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;”
“For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:”
“Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.”
“¶ Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,”
“(For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.”
“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.”