9 Bible Verses about Authority Delegated To People

And he said to him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in the least, have thou authority over ten cities.

And he also said to him, Be thou over five cities.

Pilate says to Him, Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and I have power to crucify you?

Jesus responded, Thou hast no power against me, unless it was given to thee from above: on this account the one having betrayed me to thee has the greater sin.

For I am also a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

For I am also a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

and he here has authority from the chief priests to bind all those calling on thy name.

which I did also in Jerusalem, and shut up many of the saints in prison; and having received authority from the chief priests, and they being slain, I gave my vote against them;

Meanwhile journeying to Damascus with power and authority of the chief priests, I saw on the way, O king,