Governments

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.

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

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

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

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 →

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

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.

And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, — read the full passage →

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →