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obedience

Meaning of “obedience”

Compliance or submission to a command, authority, faith, or duty.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
12 occurrences12 verses6 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Romans 1:5

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1 Peter 1:2
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Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
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1611 witness · 1 Peter 1:2 · retained source text

Elect, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit vnto obedience, and sprinkling of the blood of Iesus Christ: Grace vnto you and peace be multiplied.

Complete reference index — all 12 verses
Romans 1:5Romans 5:19Romans 6:16Romans 16:19Romans 16:261 Corinthians 14:342 Corinthians 7:152 Corinthians 10:52 Corinthians 10:6Philemon 1:21Hebrews 5:81 Peter 1:2

Where “obedience” appears

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Romans5 occurrences
5 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 versesPhilemon1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
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Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Compliance with a command, prohibition, known law, or prescribed duty; submission to the stated authority.

volume 2, leaf 202, column 2 (main_dictionary)