25 Bible Verses about Authority Delegated To People
Most Relevant Verses
Potiphar was pleased with him and made him his personal servant. He put him in charge of his house and everything he owned.
Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's household and everything he had in his house and in his fields because of Joseph.
Potiphar turned over everything he had to the care of Joseph. He did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Joseph was well built and good-looking.
He refused, and said to her: My master does not have to concern himself with anything in the house, because I am here. He has put me in charge of everything he has.
Make arrangements to appoint supervisors over the land. Take a fifth of Egypt's harvest during the seven good years.
Pharaoh should look for a wise and intelligent man and put him in charge of Egypt.
He had him ride in his second chariot. They proclaimed before him: Bow the knee! Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt.
Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph: Though I am Pharaoh, yet without your permission no one shall raise his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
Pharaoh named Joseph, Zaphenath-paneah. He gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as his wife. And Joseph went forth over the land of Egypt.
Now Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead. The people made him their ruler and leader. Jephthah stated his terms at Mizpah in Jehovah's presence.
A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame and share the inheritance among the brothers.
The king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. Esther put Mordecai over the family of Haman.
He said: Well done, you good servant. You were faithful in very little. Now you shall have authority over ten cities.
Pilate said: Will you not speak to me? Do you know I have the power to release you and the power to impale you?
Jesus answered him: You would have no power against me except it was given you from above. Therefore he that delivered me to you has greater sin.
I also am a man having authority and commanding soldiers. 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.
I also am a man with much authority. I am in charge of soldiers and say to this one go and he goes and to another I say come and he comes. I tell my servant to do this and he does it.
He has authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.
That I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the holy ones in prison. I received authority from the chief priests and gave the command to put them to death.
As I am alive,' says the Lord Jehovah, 'this king will die in Babylon because he broke his oath and the treaty with the one who put him on the throne the king of Babylon.
