Respecting Authorities

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.

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 →

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

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be 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 yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

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

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to 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 know understanding:

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

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

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

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 →

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

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

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

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

And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! — read the full passage →

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

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

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 →

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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

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

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; — read the full passage →

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

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to 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 the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: — read the full passage →

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

For he is the 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 the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, — read the full passage →

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. — read the full passage →

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

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. — read the full passage →

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 Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

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

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

Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. — read the full passage →

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

This matter 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 basest of men.

Thou shalt not kill. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

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

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; — read the full passage →

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

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

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

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

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

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

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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

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

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

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

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

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

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cesar.

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, — 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 boldness of his face shall be changed. — read the full passage →

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

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. — read the full passage →

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

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

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

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

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, — read the full passage →

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. — read the full passage →

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

That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

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

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

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

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

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

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

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;