28 Bible Verses About Surrender

Surrender is not diminution but the soul's courageous turning towards the Source of all being, illuminated clearly in the divine text. These scriptures unveil this turning not as loss, but as the profound act of trust that aligns our finite will with the infinite. To grasp this truth is vital, for it is the key unlocking true spiritual liberty and strength. Embracing the call to yield, as shown in these sacred verses, reveals the path to deep interior peace and perfect union with the Divine, transforming our struggles into steps upon the path of grace.

Featured Verse

Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

Bible Verses About Surrender

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

Genesis 24:50KJV

But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

Genesis 34:15KJV

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

Genesis 35:4KJV

And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

Genesis 18:27KJV

And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

Genesis 44:14KJV

And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

Genesis 44:16KJV

And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

Genesis 44:17KJV

And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

Exodus 8:25KJV

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.

Exodus 10:27KJV

And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.

Exodus 30:28KJV

And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.

Exodus 33:6KJV

And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord:

Leviticus 14:24KJV

And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get;

Leviticus 14:30KJV

And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, ye shall offer it at your own will.

Leviticus 19:5KJV

All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord.

Numbers 6:8KJV

And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the Lord:

Numbers 15:8KJV

And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he.

Numbers 17:11KJV

And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.

Numbers 22:34KJV

And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

Numbers 22:38KJV

Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.

Deuteronomy 10:16KJV

This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

Deuteronomy 26:16KJV

So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 34:5KJV

Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

Judges 11:31KJV

At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

Joshua 5:2KJV

And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.

Judges 11:36KJV

But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

2 Samuel 15:26KJV

And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

1 Kings 8:54KJV

Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord, that he might perform his saying, which the Lord spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

1 Kings 12:15KJV

These sacred utterances illuminate the profound truth: surrender is not diminishment of self, but the soul's essential turning towards its Source. To yield our will to the Divine is to embrace the very current of life, exchanging anxious grasping for peaceful alignment. The Scriptures reveal this offering of self, not as a passive retreat, but as an active, courageous choice – the prerequisite for grace, transformation, and authentic freedom. In these verses lies the call to let go of the tightly held reins of our own devising and entrust our journey wholly to Him. Herein lies the secret to abundant life, found paradoxically in the offering of all that we are. Reflect deeply on these words; let them guide your hand and heart towards that ultimate, blessed relinquishment.