Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Thus Noah did. He did all that God commanded him.
Genesis 6:22
“Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.”
— Genesis 6:22
"To obey is better than sacrifice" — Samuel's line to a king who tried to substitute ritual for compliance sums up the Bible's whole theology of obedience. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from Genesis 6:22 to 1 John 5:3.
Quick answer: The best-known verse about obedience here is Genesis 6:22: "Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he." Exodus 19:5 follows close behind: "Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:" Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Thus Noah did. He did all that God commanded him.
Genesis 6:22
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine;
Exodus 19:5
Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
You shall walk in all the way which Yahweh your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.
Deuteronomy 5:33
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Samuel said, “Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying Yahweh’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:22
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;
Isaiah 1:19
But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
but this thing I commanded them, saying, ‘Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. Walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’
Jeremiah 7:23
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
Luke 11:28
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
If you love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:15
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
John 14:23
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
John 15:10
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
Acts 5:29
But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
But thanks be to God that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered.
Romans 6:17
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.
Philippians 2:8
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,
Hebrews 5:9
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.
1 John 5:3
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