People In Authority

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.

He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from your midst, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.

Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will live opposite all of his brothers.”

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

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.

Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things, — read the full passage →

Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

and the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, “Read this, please”; and he says, “I can’t read.”

I will raise them up a prophet from among their brothers, like you. I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.

They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.

Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn’t be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here.”

This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” — read the full passage →

By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? — read the full passage →

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:

The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth, — read the full passage →

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.

As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.

They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power! — read the full passage →

“You shall not murder.

You lust, and don’t have. You kill, covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.