Obeying Authority

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 obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this <FI>is<Fi> unprofitable to you.

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

so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.

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

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 →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

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

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 →

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.'

for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;

they say to him, `Caesar's;' then saith he to them, `Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

for as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners: so also through the obedience of the one, shall the many be constituted righteous.

Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,

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 →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Jesus answered and said to him, `If any one may love me, my word he will keep, and my Father will love him, and unto him we will come, and abode with him we will make;

be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

`And now, if ye really hearken to My voice, then ye have kept My covenant, and been to Me a peculiar treasure more than all the peoples, for all the earth <FI>is<Fi> Mine;

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.

and he who did look into the perfect law--that of liberty, and did continue there, this one--not a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of work--this one shall be happy in his doing.

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

this one came unto him by night, and said to him, `Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come--a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings; — read the full passage →

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

and Peter and John answering unto them said, `Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;

And Samuel saith, `Hath Jehovah had delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as <FI>in<Fi> hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? lo, hearkening than sacrifice is better; to give attention than fat of rams;

Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready, — read the full passage →

As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of; — read the full passage →

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;

And He is changing times and seasons, He is causing kings to pass away, and He is raising up kings; He is giving wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those possessing understanding.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

`If ye love me, my commands keep,

and we are His witnesses of these sayings, and the Holy Spirit also, whom God gave to those obeying him.'

Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

and he said to them, `Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;

through which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain,

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

Jesus answered, `My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my officers had struggled that I might not be delivered up to Jews; but now my kingdom is not from hence.'

Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God, — read the full passage →

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth,

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity,

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

that in joy I may come unto you, through the will of God, and may be refreshed with you,

in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;

in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you, — read the full passage →

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

And he answering said, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'

in all the way which Jehovah your God hath commanded you ye walk, so that ye live, and <FI>it is<Fi> well with you, and ye have prolonged days in the land which ye possess.

and kept the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commands, and His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that thou dost wisely all that thou dost, and whithersoever thou turnest,

A traveller to life <FI>is<Fi> he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.

`Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and did appoint you, that ye might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, He may give you.

If ye hearken not, and if ye lay <FI>it<Fi> not to heart, To give honour to My name, said Jehovah of Hosts, I have sent against you the curse, And I have cursed your blessings, Yea, I have also cursed it, Because ye are not laying <FI> it<Fi> to heart.

and early in the morning of the first of the sabbaths, they come unto the sepulchre, at the rising of the sun,

The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;

Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.

Jehovah our God made with us a covenant in Horeb;

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,

and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,

Be mindful of those leading you, who did speak to you the word of God, whose faith--considering the issue of the behaviour--be imitating,

reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping <FI>it<Fi> !'

through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;

whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever I command you;

for forty years have the sons of Israel gone in the wilderness, till all the nation of the men of war who are coming out of Egypt, who hearkened not to the voice of Jehovah, to whom Jehovah hath sworn not to show them the land which Jehovah sware to their fathers to give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey, are consumed;

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

who shall render to each according to his works; — read the full passage →

and every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ <FI>is<Fi> Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

`Thou dost not murder.

one doth believe that he may eat all things--and he who is weak doth eat herbs;

And the man who acteth with presumption, so as not to hearken unto the priest (who is standing to serve there Jehovah thy God), or unto the judge, even that man hath died, and thou hast put away the evil thing from Israel,

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ <FI>is<Fi> head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'

for the flesh doth desire contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these are opposed one to another, that the things that ye may will--these ye may not do;

because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'

I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men: