Bible Verses About Submission

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.

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.

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

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.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

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:

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;