Separation Of Church And State

And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

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 →

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

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

He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. — read the full passage →

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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 →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

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.

And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. — read the full passage →

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. — 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: — read the full passage →

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.

And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death. — read the full passage →

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) — read the full passage →

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

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

Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. — read the full passage →

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. — read the full passage →

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; — read the full passage →

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 →

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. — read the full passage →

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; — read the full passage →

And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, — read the full passage →

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

And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. — read the full passage →

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. — read the full passage →

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy. — read the full passage →

And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. — read the full passage →

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. — read the full passage →

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. — read the full passage →

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, — read the full passage →

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: — read the full passage →

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: — read the full passage →

He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: — read the full passage →

But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. — read the full passage →

Can two walk together, except they be agreed? — read the full passage →

Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. — read the full passage →

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. — read the full passage →

And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. — read the full passage →

Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, — read the full passage →

But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee. — read the full passage →

Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night. — read the full passage →

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

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; — read the full passage →

But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. — read the full passage →

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, — read the full passage →

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? — read the full passage →

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. — read the full passage →

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. — read the full passage →

How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! — read the full passage →

Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. — read the full passage →

And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king. — read the full passage →

And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. — read the full passage →

For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; — read the full passage →

Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. — read the full passage →

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: — read the full passage →

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. — read the full passage →

Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? — read the full passage →

For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? — read the full passage →

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. — read the full passage →

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. — read the full passage →

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. — read the full passage →

And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. — read the full passage →

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. — read the full passage →

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. — read the full passage →

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. — 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:

And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: — read the full passage →

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. — read the full passage →

And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? — read the full passage →

Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. — read the full passage →

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. — read the full passage →

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. — read the full passage →

I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. — read the full passage →

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

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. — read the full passage →