'Submit to' in the Bible
It was just after that that Jesus Christ for the first time clearly taught His disciples that He had to go to Jerusalem and submit to many forms of suffering at the hands of the elders, high priests, and scribes, and be killed, but be raised to life on the third day.
I tell you truly, whoever will not submit to the Reign of God like a child will never get into it at all."
The Seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
I tell you truly, whoever will not submit to the Reign of God like a child will never get into it at all."
"Our forefathers, however, would not submit to him, but spurned his authority and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
Do you not know that when you submit to being someone's slaves, and obeying him, you are the slaves of the one whom you obey, whether your slavery is to sin, and leads to death, or is to obedience, and leads to uprightness?
Abandonment to earthly things is a state of enmity to God. Such a mind does not submit to God's Law, and indeed cannot do so.
For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
Everyone must submit to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are instituted by God.
To say no more, then, it is altogether a defect in you that you have law-suits with one another. Why not rather endure injustice? Why not rather submit to being defrauded?
If others possess this right in relation to you, do not we still more? But we have not used this right; but we submit to all things, that we may occasion no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
Otherwise, what do those people mean who submit to being baptized on behalf of their dead? If the dead are never raised at all, why do they submit to being baptized on their behalf?
also to submit to such people, and to everyone who works and labors with them.
and I went up by revelation, and did submit to them the good news that I preach among the nations, and privately to those esteemed, lest in vain I might run or did run;
But not for an hour did we give way and submit to them; in order that the Good News might continue with you in its integrity.
and submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Married women, submit to your own husbands as if to the Lord;
But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were still living in the world, do you submit to rules and regulations, such as,
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
and that is why I submit to anything for the sake of God's People, that they also may obtain the Salvation which comes from union with Christ Jesus, and imperishable glory.
with meekness correcting those who are opposers, if at last God may give unto them repentance so as to submit to the conviction of the truth;
and to be discreet, pure-minded, domesticated, good women, ready to submit to their husbands, in order that God's Message may not be maligned.
Slaves are to submit to their masters in everything, aiming to please them and not argue with them
Remind people that they must submit to the rulers who are in authority over them; that they must obey the magistrates, be prepared for every right action,
and you have forgotten the divine word of encouragement which is addressed to you as sons,“My son, do not make light of the discipline of the Lord,And do not lose heart and give up when you are corrected by Him;
You must submit to [correction for the purpose of] discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we submitted and respected them [for training us]; shall we not much more willingly submit to the Father of spirits, and live [by learning from His discipline]?
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them : for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.
Therefore, submit to God. But resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.
Submit to every human authority because of the Lord, whether to the Emperor as the supreme authority
Again, you married women should submit to your husbands, so that if any of them reject the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over, by the conduct of their wives,
In the same way you younger men must submit to your elders; and all of you must gird yourselves with humility towards one another, for God sets Himself against the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
Therefore humbly submit to God's strong hand, so that at the proper time He may exalt you.