Quotes About Obedience

The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Jesus replied, “It is also written: ëDo not put the Lord your God to the test.í”

“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ëWorship the Lord your God and serve Him only.í”

And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,

and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

Not everyone who says to Me, ëLord, Lord,í will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Then I will tell them plainly, ëI never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!í

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you donít tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.

And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.

And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”

Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.