ὑπακοή
hupakoē (G5218)
obedience
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The Greek word ὑπακοή, or hupakoē, carries the meaning of obedience. It conveys a sense of submitting or yielding to the will or authority of another. With 15 occurrences in the Bible, this word reflects its importance in various contexts, ranging from spiritual obedience to literal submission. The occurrences of hupakoē reveal its versatility in describing responses to authority figures, commands, and even divine decrees. This implies a deep-seated understanding of the significance of obedience in Greek culture, as well as in the biblical narrative. When people act with hupakoē, they are essentially surrendering their own will to follow a higher guidance or mandate. The emphasis on hupakoē as obedience highlights the idea that submission is not merely a passive act, but rather an active decision to yield to a higher authority. This perspective invites reflection on the role of obedience in individual and communal life, and the ways in which it shapes relationships, decision-making, and ultimately, our understanding of the world around us.
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through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for his name’s sake;
For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.
Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?
For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.
{14.25} having been made manifest however now through also Scriptures prophetic according to the commandment of the Eternal God unto the obedience of faith — to all the Gentiles having been made known —
His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.
throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience is made full.
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,