Bible Verses about “obligation”
Found 19 verses (ordered by relevance) about “obligation” in the KJV version of the Bible
“¶ Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.”
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.”
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
“As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.”
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
“Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.”
“Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.”
“¶ 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.”
“¶ For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”
“¶ Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,”
“¶ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.”
“They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, ‹Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.›”
“‹But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few› [stripes]. ‹For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.›”
“I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.”
“‹So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.›”
“For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!”