Quotes About Obedience

Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.

warning them not to make Him known.

For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

“Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.”

“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

For God said, ëHonor your father and motherí and ëAnyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.í

he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.

But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”

“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”

“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ëSon, go and work today in the vineyard.í

ëI will not,í he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.

Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ëI will, sir,í he said. But he did not go.

Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.