What Does the Bible Say About Submission?
Here are 11 Bible verses about submission, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
BSBSubmit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- #2Hebrews 13:17
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.
BSBObey 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.
- #3Ephesians 5:21
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
BSBSubmit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
- #41 Peter 5:5
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.
BSBYoung 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.”
- #5Luke 22:42
Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
BSB“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
- #6Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
BSBWives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
- #7Ephesians 5:24
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
BSBNow as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
- #81 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
BSBHumble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
- #9Romans 8:7
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
BSBbecause the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
- #10Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
BSBHusbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
- #111 Corinthians 14:34
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.
BSBWomen are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).