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Separation Of Church And State

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Mark 12:17

Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.

John 18:36

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.”

Romans 13:1–7

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. — read the full passage →

Acts 5:29

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

1 Peter 2:13–17

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

John 8:47

He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don’t hear, because you are not of God.”

1 Peter 5:2

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

John 4:24

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Matthew 6:1–34

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

1 John 5:16–19

If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this. — read the full passage →

Titus 3:1–15

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, — read the full passage →

Colossians 2:1–23

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

2 Timothy 2:26

and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.

Colossians 3:1–25

If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Revelation 22:11–12

He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.” — read the full passage →

1 Peter 3:15–17

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear: — read the full passage →

Matthew 15:14

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

Acts 1:8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

2 Corinthians 10:4–6

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, — read the full passage →

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

John 10:35–37

If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can’t be broken), — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 14:15–16

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. — read the full passage →

Revelation 5:9–10

They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation, — read the full passage →

1 John 5:19

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

John 6:44

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.

Jude 1:20–25

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit. — read the full passage →

Acts 15:28–29

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things: — read the full passage →

Galatians 6:1

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

Matthew 4:23–25

Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. — read the full passage →

Acts 26:28–29

Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?” — read the full passage →

Acts 17:18–19:19

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 12:28–13:17

Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let us have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe, — read the full passage →

Colossians 1:13–23

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love; — read the full passage →

Hebrews 10:28–12:14

A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses. — read the full passage →

Luke 19:27–44

But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’” — read the full passage →

3 John 1:1–15

The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth. — read the full passage →

Titus 1:1–16

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, — read the full passage →

Acts 28:22–31

But we desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.” — read the full passage →

Matthew 22:1–23:39

Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying, — read the full passage →

Matthew 21:23–46

When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?” — read the full passage →

Matthew 13:19–30

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside. — read the full passage →

Matthew 11:15–27

He who has ears to hear, let him hear. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 7:1–8:13

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, — read the full passage →

Hebrews 2:8–4:12

You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that he subjected all things to him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we don’t see all things subjected to him, yet. — read the full passage →

Ephesians 2:2–4:27

in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience; — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 15:23–34

But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s, at his coming. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 9:7–18

What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn’t eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn’t drink from the flock’s milk? — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 5:12–6:12

For what have I to do with also judging those who are outside? Don’t you judge those who are within? — read the full passage →

John 12:32–15:27

And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” — read the full passage →

Luke 9:1–10:42

He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. — read the full passage →

Matthew 10:1–42

He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness. — read the full passage →

Revelation 1:1

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Romans 2:3–16

Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? — read the full passage →

Acts 21:1–22:30

When we had departed from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. — read the full passage →

John 7:1–8:59

After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. — read the full passage →

Luke 18:7–20:20

Won’t God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them? — read the full passage →

1 Timothy 1:9–6:5

as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for man slayers, — read the full passage →

Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: WEB.