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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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Hebrews 5:8
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
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1611 witness · Hebrews 5:8 · retained source text

Though hee were a Sonne, yet learned hee obedience, by the things which he suffered:

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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)