Quotes About Submission

“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”

Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”

until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.Ӓ

The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.

because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to Godís law, nor can it do so.

But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”

Because they were ignorant of Godís righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to Godís righteousness.

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.

Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.

It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.

And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all.

to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.

In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.

And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.