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In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. — read the full passage →

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.

And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? — read the full passage →

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, — read the full passage →

And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. — read the full passage →

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. — read the full passage →

Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.

Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. — read the full passage →

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. — read the full passage →

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. — read the full passage →

Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. — read the full passage →

The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. — read the full passage →

He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. — read the full passage →

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord, that he might perform his saying, which the Lord spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. — read the full passage →

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king. — read the full passage →

Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. — read the full passage →

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. — read the full passage →

And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. — read the full passage →

For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. — read the full passage →

Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. — read the full passage →

The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. — read the full passage →

They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off. — read the full passage →

They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. — read the full passage →

O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee. — read the full passage →

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: — read the full passage →

He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. — read the full passage →

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. — read the full passage →

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. — read the full passage →

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be. — read the full passage →

I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. — read the full passage →

And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. — read the full passage →

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. — read the full passage →

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: — read the full passage →

Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; — read the full passage →

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: — read the full passage →

In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. — read the full passage →

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. — read the full passage →

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. — read the full passage →

So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. — read the full passage →

And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses. — read the full passage →

And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. — read the full passage →

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: — read the full passage →

And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. — read the full passage →

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him. — read the full passage →

The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; — read the full passage →

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. — read the full passage →

Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord. — read the full passage →

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. — read the full passage →

The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. — read the full passage →

Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said, — read the full passage →

And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. — read the full passage →

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God. — read the full passage →

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. — read the full passage →

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. — read the full passage →

O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. — read the full passage →

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. — read the full passage →