Governments

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest, — read the full passage →

And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering said to them, `Take heed that no one may lead you astray,

Jesus answered, `Thou wouldest have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'

and having bound him, they did lead away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,

And he having come to the temple, there came to him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, `By what authority dost thou do these things? and who gave thee this authority?'

`Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, — read the full passage →

`Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'

Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil, — read the full passage →