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Romans 13:1 Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. (Votes: 5255)

Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you. (Votes: 5034)

Titus 3:1 Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work, (Votes: 3857)

Acts 5:29 But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men." (Votes: 3768) ♫

Romans 13:2 Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. (Votes: 3512)

1 Peter 2:13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority," (Votes: 2764)

Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. (Votes: 2457)

John 19:11 Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”" (Votes: 2025)

Romans 13:6 This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work." (Votes: 2018)

Matthew 22:21 “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”" (Votes: 2018)

Romans 13:4 For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer." (Votes: 2017)

Romans 5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. (Votes: 2013) ♫

Romans 13:5 Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. (Votes: 1930)

Revelation 1:1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, (Votes: 1847)

John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him." (Votes: 1824)

James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (Votes: 1779) ♫

Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." (Votes: 1756) ♫²

Romans 13:3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. (Votes: 1755)

Exodus 19:5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine." (Votes: 1741)

Ephesians 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. (Votes: 1733)

James 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does." (Votes: 1728)

John 3:2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”" (Votes: 1672)

Romans 14:1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions. (Votes: 1620)

James 1:22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. (Votes: 1611) ♫

Acts 4:19 But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God." (Votes: 1569)

1 Samuel 15:22 But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams." (Votes: 1552)

1 Timothy 6:1 All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited." (Votes: 1538)

Daniel 2:21 He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. (Votes: 1507) ♫²

Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me." (Votes: 1507) ♫

John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. (Votes: 1504)

Acts 5:32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”" (Votes: 1501)

John 3:3 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”" (Votes: 1470)

Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. (Votes: 1460)

Mark 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." (Votes: 1390)

1 Corinthians 15:2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. (Votes: 1377) ♫

Romans 13:7 Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. (Votes: 1350)

1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. (Votes: 1346)

Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. (Votes: 1337) ♫

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. (Votes: 1324) ♫

Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do. (Votes: 1316)

1 Peter 2:18 Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable. (Votes: 1309)

Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. (Votes: 1305) ♫

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. (Votes: 1300)

John 18:36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”" (Votes: 1291)

1 John 3:21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God, (Votes: 1275)

Deuteronomy 28:1 “Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth." (Votes: 1266)

1 Timothy 2:2 for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity." (Votes: 1260)

John 14:2 In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?" (Votes: 1256) ♫²

Romans 15:32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed." (Votes: 1256)

Romans 12:11 Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. (Votes: 1255) ♫

1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. (Votes: 1254) ♫

Luke 6:27 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, (Votes: 1246)

Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching." (Votes: 1245)

Deuteronomy 5:33 You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. (Votes: 1240)

Luke 10:27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”" (Votes: 1240)

1 Kings 2:3 And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as is written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn, (Votes: 1236)

Proverbs 10:17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray. (Votes: 1235)

John 15:16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you." (Votes: 1234) ♫

Malachi 2:2 If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart." (Votes: 1233)

Mark 16:2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb. (Votes: 1226)

Proverbs 10:2 Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. (Votes: 1216)

Colossians 3:22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord. (Votes: 1216)

Deuteronomy 5:2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. (Votes: 1215)

1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. (Votes: 1190)

2 John 1:6 And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love. (Votes: 1158)

Hebrews 13:7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. (Votes: 1153)

2 Corinthians 10:5 We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (Votes: 1152) ♫

Luke 11:28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”" (Votes: 1142)

Romans 1:5 Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. (Votes: 1138)

1 Peter 2:14 or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. (Votes: 1136)

John 15:14 You are My friends if you do what I command you. (Votes: 1121) ♫

Joshua 5:6 For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey." (Votes: 1121)

2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (Votes: 1099)

Romans 2:6 God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”" (Votes: 1090)

Deuteronomy 5:17 You shall not murder. (Votes: 1028)

Philippians 2:11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Votes: 1028) ♫²

Romans 14:2 For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables. (Votes: 1024)

Deuteronomy 17:12 But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel. (Votes: 964)

1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”" (Votes: 962)

1 Timothy 5:17 Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. (Votes: 954)

Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. (Votes: 934)

1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. (Votes: 870)

1 Peter 2:1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. (Votes: 843)

John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”" (Votes: 837) ♫

Galatians 5:17 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. (Votes: 810) ♫

1 Peter 2:15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men." (Votes: 804)

Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”" (Votes: 759)

1 Timothy 2:1 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—" (Votes: 742)

2 Thessalonians 3:14 Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed. (Votes: 716)

Daniel 4:17 This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’" (Votes: 573)

Acts 17:2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, (Votes: 559)

1 John 4:4 You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. (Votes: 555) ♫⁴

Matthew 22:17 So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”" (Votes: 543)

Leviticus 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. (Votes: 537)

Exodus 20:17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”" (Votes: 499)

Matthew 5:21 You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’" (Votes: 498)

Ephesians 6:3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”" (Votes: 490)

Deuteronomy 5:21 You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house or field, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”" (Votes: 466)

Luke 20:25 So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”" (Votes: 458)

1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, (Votes: 417)

1 Timothy 4:2 influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron. (Votes: 374)

Matthew 5:2 and He began to teach them, saying: (Votes: 361)

Romans 12:17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. (Votes: 349) ♫

John 19:1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. (Votes: 346)

Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. (Votes: 334)

John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well." (Votes: 320) ♫

Ephesians 5:1 Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, (Votes: 298)

Leviticus 26:3 If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments, (Votes: 287)

Luke 9:23 Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me." (Votes: 286) ♫²

1 Timothy 4:8 For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come. (Votes: 284)

Psalm 37:23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. (Votes: 284) ♫

Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. (Votes: 283) ♫

Romans 14:5 One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. (Votes: 283)

Genesis 26:4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, (Votes: 282)

Jonah 2:9 But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”" (Votes: 282)

Exodus 24:12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”" (Votes: 282)

Mark 14:36 “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”" (Votes: 282)

Galatians 1:10 Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ. (Votes: 282) ♫

Deuteronomy 4:40 Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time. (Votes: 282)

Deuteronomy 8:6 Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and fearing Him. (Votes: 282) ♫

Numbers 15:39 These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes. (Votes: 282)

Ezekiel 20:19 I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. (Votes: 282)

Acts 10:34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism," (Votes: 282)

Zechariah 1:3 So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’" (Votes: 282)

Psalm 68:6 God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. (Votes: 282) ♫

Proverbs 4:20 My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. (Votes: 282)

Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." (Votes: 282)

Deuteronomy 4:2 You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you. (Votes: 282)

Job 23:12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread. (Votes: 282)

Ezekiel 12:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, (Votes: 281)

John 3:21 But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”" (Votes: 281)

Malachi 2:1 “And now this decree is for you, O priests:" (Votes: 281)

John 15:1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard." (Votes: 281) ♫

Matthew 7:1 “Do not judge, or you will be judged." (Votes: 281)

Proverbs 6:1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, (Votes: 281)

Proverbs 4:1 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding." (Votes: 281)

Matthew 5:1 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him, (Votes: 281)

Hebrews 5:1 Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. (Votes: 281)

Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Votes: 281) ♫²

Exodus 15:1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea." (Votes: 281) ♫²

1 Kings 2:2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man." (Votes: 280)

John 2:17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”" (Votes: 280)

Jonah 2:2 saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice." (Votes: 280)

John 2:2 and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. (Votes: 280)

Psalm 128:1 A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways! (Votes: 275)

1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”" (Votes: 270)

Deuteronomy 5:1 Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully. (Votes: 267)

Deuteronomy 5:29 If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever. (Votes: 266)

Joshua 1:3 I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses. (Votes: 266)

Numbers 15:2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land that I am giving you as a home" (Votes: 266)

Exodus 20:13 You shall not murder. (Votes: 262)

Ezekiel 18:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, (Votes: 259)

Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious. (Votes: 258)

Leviticus 22:31 You are to keep My commandments and practice them. I am the LORD. (Votes: 256)

Ecclesiastes 5:4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. (Votes: 251)

Hebrews 13:3 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them. (Votes: 246)

Exodus 20:15 You shall not steal. (Votes: 246)

Deuteronomy 5:19 You shall not steal. (Votes: 245)

Acts 5:2 With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet." (Votes: 244)

Psalm 119:60 I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments. (Votes: 244)

Luke 10:19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. (Votes: 241) ♫

Ephesians 5:2 and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God. (Votes: 241)

Romans 13:13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. (Votes: 241)

Deuteronomy 6:1 These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess, (Votes: 235)

Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead." (Votes: 235)

Deuteronomy 6:2 so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged. (Votes: 234)

Proverbs 2:2 if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, (Votes: 234)

Deuteronomy 6:17 You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you. (Votes: 234)

Proverbs 2:8 to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints. (Votes: 234)

Deuteronomy 8:2 Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments. (Votes: 234)

1 Peter 2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: (Votes: 226)

Hebrews 13:1 Continue in brotherly love. (Votes: 208)

Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. (Votes: 205)

Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter." (Votes: 201)

Romans 5:3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; (Votes: 192) ♫

1 Peter 3:1 Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives (Votes: 178)

Luke 10:2 And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest." (Votes: 174)

Revelation 11:1 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there." (Votes: 171)

Romans 13:12 The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. (Votes: 161)

Matthew 22:20 “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”" (Votes: 150)

Psalm 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. (Votes: 147) ♫⁹

Luke 6:46 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?" (Votes: 144)

Romans 13:8 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. (Votes: 143)

Romans 13:14 Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. (Votes: 142)

Philippians 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, (Votes: 138) ♫²

Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. (Votes: 137) ♫²

Ephesians 1:21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. (Votes: 135)

James 4:2 You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. (Votes: 135)

2 John 1:9 Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son. (Votes: 135)

Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before Me. (Votes: 135)

1 Thessalonians 4:8 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit. (Votes: 133)

2 Corinthians 2:9 My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. (Votes: 133)

Luke 22:25 So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors." (Votes: 132)

Acts 4:3 They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day. (Votes: 132)

James 4:17 Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin. (Votes: 132) ♫

John 18:1 After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden. (Votes: 132)

1 Peter 2:17 Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king. (Votes: 121)

John 10:35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—" (Votes: 119)

Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Votes: 119)

1 Thessalonians 4:6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you. (Votes: 114)

1 Timothy 2:3 This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, (Votes: 112)

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Votes: 110) ♫

Ephesians 6:2 “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise)," (Votes: 108)

Luke 10:3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. (Votes: 108)

Romans 8:5 Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. (Votes: 105)

Acts 20:28 Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. (Votes: 104)

Matthew 9:6 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”" (Votes: 100)

2 Peter 3:15 Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him." (Votes: 98)

2 Peter 1:20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation." (Votes: 98) ♫

Hebrews 1:2 But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. (Votes: 97) ♫

2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter. (Votes: 96)

Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. (Votes: 96)

Hebrews 1:1 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. (Votes: 96) ♫

Romans 5:2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. (Votes: 96) ♫

Daniel 3:1 King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. (Votes: 96)

Romans 13:9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”" (Votes: 94)

Luke 1:37 For no word from God will ever fail.”" (Votes: 92) ♫

Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. (Votes: 88)

Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord. (Votes: 78)

1 Timothy 2:12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet. (Votes: 70)

Romans 13:11 And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. (Votes: 69)

Ephesians 6:5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. (Votes: 69)

John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love." (Votes: 64) ♫

Exodus 22:28 You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people. (Votes: 64)

James 2:10 Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. (Votes: 63)

Hebrews 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. (Votes: 58)

Matthew 16:15 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”" (Votes: 54)

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." (Votes: 54) ♫

Acts 4:18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. (Votes: 52)

John 19:10 So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”" (Votes: 51)

1 John 2:27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught. (Votes: 50)

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me. (Votes: 46) ♫

Psalm 37:2 For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. (Votes: 46) ♫²

Proverbs 2:1 My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, (Votes: 46)

Romans 14:3 The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him. (Votes: 44)

Ephesians 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. (Votes: 42) ♫

Acts 8:1 And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria." (Votes: 42)

1 Timothy 2:4 who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (Votes: 42)

Mark 12:17 Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him." (Votes: 41)

Colossians 2:1 For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face, (Votes: 41)

Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." (Votes: 40) ♫²

Luke 2:51 Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart. (Votes: 40)

Romans 8:7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so." (Votes: 40)

Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. (Votes: 36)

Luke 9:1 Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases. (Votes: 36)

Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”" (Votes: 35) ♫

Exodus 34:6 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness," (Votes: 33)

Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. (Votes: 33)

John 3:1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. (Votes: 32)

Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, (Votes: 32)

Matthew 20:25 But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them." (Votes: 30)

1 Timothy 3:1 This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task. (Votes: 30)

Revelation 1:2 who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Votes: 29)

Mark 1:27 All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”" (Votes: 29)

1 Corinthians 15:34 Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame. (Votes: 28)

Ephesians 6:6 And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. (Votes: 28)

Titus 2:9 Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, (Votes: 28)

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Votes: 26) ♫

Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. (Votes: 24) ♫²

Hebrews 13:6 So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”" (Votes: 24) ♫²

Romans 7:3 So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress, even if she marries another man. (Votes: 22)

1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God. (Votes: 22)

Matthew 25:2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. (Votes: 22)

Ezekiel 18:21 But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. (Votes: 22)

Daniel 6:1 Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, (Votes: 20)

1 Samuel 24:6 So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”" (Votes: 20)

Acts 5:37 After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered. (Votes: 20)

John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”" (Votes: 20)

Romans 12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”" (Votes: 19) ♫

Titus 3:3 For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another." (Votes: 18)

1 Samuel 15:2 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they ambushed them on their way up from Egypt." (Votes: 18)

Philippians 2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross." (Votes: 17) ♫

Matthew 4:7 Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”" (Votes: 16)

Exodus 1:17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live. (Votes: 16)

Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: (Votes: 16) ♫

Hebrews 5:8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. (Votes: 15)

2 Peter 2:10 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings. (Votes: 15)

2 Corinthians 10:8 For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed. (Votes: 15)

1 Corinthians 15:24 Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. (Votes: 15)

1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. (Votes: 14) ♫

Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. (Votes: 14) ♫

1 Corinthians 15:3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, (Votes: 14) ♫

Ephesians 5:3 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. (Votes: 14)

Romans 3:2 Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God. (Votes: 14)

Matthew 28:2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. (Votes: 14)

2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. (Votes: 14)

2 Timothy 2:2 And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well. (Votes: 14)

Exodus 1:15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, (Votes: 14)

Matthew 21:23 When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”" (Votes: 14)

2 Peter 2:3 In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. (Votes: 14)

Hebrews 13:16 And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. (Votes: 14)

Joshua 1:1 Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying," (Votes: 14)

Matthew 6:2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. (Votes: 14)

Galatians 3:2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith? (Votes: 14)

Titus 2:15 Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you. (Votes: 14)

Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Votes: 14) ♫

1 Peter 2:19 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended. (Votes: 14)

John 16:13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. (Votes: 12)

Genesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”" (Votes: 12)

1 Corinthians 11:7 A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. (Votes: 12)

Daniel 6:5 Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”" (Votes: 12)

Proverbs 11:14 For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance. (Votes: 12)

Matthew 10:1 And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness. (Votes: 12)

1 Peter 2:4 As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight," (Votes: 12)

Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”" (Votes: 12) ♫⁵

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. (Votes: 12)

1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. (Votes: 12) ♫²

Matthew 19:9 Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”" (Votes: 12)

John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you. (Votes: 12)

1 Timothy 2:7 For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything. (Votes: 12)

Daniel 2:19 During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven (Votes: 12)

2 Corinthians 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”" (Votes: 12)

John 10:27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. (Votes: 12) ♫

Hebrews 13:24 Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings. (Votes: 11)

Psalm 75:1 For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works." (Votes: 11)

Philippians 4:3 Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have labored with me for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life. (Votes: 11)

Hebrews 12:17 For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears. (Votes: 11)

1 Thessalonians 5:12 But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction. (Votes: 11)

Proverbs 21:1 The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases." (Votes: 11)

1 Peter 5:3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. (Votes: 11)

Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. (Votes: 10) ♫

Acts 14:23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed. (Votes: 10)

Revelation 14:12 Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. (Votes: 10)

1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart. (Votes: 10)

Psalm 22:28 For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations. (Votes: 10) ♫

Ephesians 5:4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. (Votes: 10)

James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, (Votes: 10)

Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high." (Votes: 10) ♫

Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way. (Votes: 10)

Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. (Votes: 10)

Acts 18:2 There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them, (Votes: 10)

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