Respecting Authorities

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

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 have understanding;

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

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Teacher, behold, what manner of stones and what manner of buildings! — read the full passage →

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

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

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

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; — read the full passage →

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk. — read the full passage →

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

By me kings reign, And princes decree justice.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change: — read the full passage →

For for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God’s service, attending continually upon this very thing.

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work, — read the full passage →

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:

And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

Wherefore ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well.

But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood. — read the full passage →

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

And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?

Servants, bein subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Woe to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; and when thou hast made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. — read the full passage →

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men.

Thou shalt not kill. — read the full passage →

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,

for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

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

But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; — read the full passage →

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

And the Lord said unto him, Now ye the Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

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

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

For as many as have sinned without the law shall also perish without the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law; — read the full passage →

Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee? — read the full passage →

who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,

for this cause ought the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is true whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar.

But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy, — read the full passage →

Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. — read the full passage →

Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed. — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. — read the full passage →

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself: — read the full passage →

But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. — read the full passage →

And Job again took up his parable, and said, — read the full passage →

Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities.

For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. — read the full passage →

Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; — read the full passage →

that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. — read the full passage →

And Moses said, This shall be, when Jehovah shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that Jehovah heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.

For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.

Servants, bein subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. — read the full passage →

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: