Quotes About Obedience

But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

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.”

But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected Godís purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.

“Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”

The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.

And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”

As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”

Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”

After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”

That servant who knows his masterís will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

But he answered his father, ëLook, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ëCome at once and sit down to eatí?

Instead, wonít he tell him, ëPrepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drinkí?

Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ëWe are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.í”