Bible Verses About Submission to God
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for submission to god, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 308,297 votes, led by James 4:7. Each passage links into the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Submission to God
James 4:77,675 votes
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Ephesians 5:216,734 votes
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Romans 8:76,025 votes
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
1 Peter 5:55,531 votes
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
1 Peter 5:64,747 votes
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Hebrews 13:174,585 votes
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Luke 22:423,973 votes
Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
Ephesians 5:243,794 votes
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
1 Peter 2:133,695 votes
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
Romans 13:13,514 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Ephesians 5:223,024 votes
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Proverbs 3:5-63,015 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Romans 13:1-72,972 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
1 Corinthians 14:342,906 votes
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
Romans 12:1-22,845 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 12:22,826 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Titus 3:12,728 votes
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
Romans 13:1-22,706 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Ephesians 5:252,697 votes
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Ephesians 6:112,621 votes
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Genesis 3:162,494 votes
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Ephesians 5:21-332,493 votes
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Romans 12:102,484 votes
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
1 Corinthians 11:32,478 votes
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
1 Peter 3:5-62,404 votes
For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: