The sceptre will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until he to whom it belongs shall come
and the obedience of the nations shall be his.

The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

‘The eye that mocks a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.

The eye that mocks a father
and scorns to obey a mother
will be picked out by the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.

‘But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt,

Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.

through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,

For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.

Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey – whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?

Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?

I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done –

For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed,

Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.

For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.

but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from faith –

but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God to bring about the obedience of faith—

Another reason I wrote to you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.

For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything.

And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers that you were all obedient, receiving him with fear and trembling.

And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling.

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.

being ready to punish every disobedience when your obedience is complete.

And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death –
even death on a cross!

And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death even death on a cross.

Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered

Although he was a son he learned obedience through what he suffered.

who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.

As obedient children do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,