19 Bible Verses about Citizens
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But we are a colony of heaven, and we wait for the Saviour who comes from heaven, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Thus you are strangers and foreigners no longer, you share the membership of the saints, you belong to God's own household,
Paul said, "I am a Jew, a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, the citizen of a famous town. Pray let me speak to the people."
Beloved, as sojourners and exiles I appeal to you to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war upon the soul.
And I saw the holy City, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, all ready like a bride arrayed for her husband.
They had strapped him up, when Paul said to the officer who was standing by, "Are you allowed to scourge a Roman citizen ??and to scourge him without a trial?"
But Paul replied, "They flogged us in public and without a trial, flogged Roman citizens! They put us in prison, and now they are going to get rid of us secretly! No indeed! Let them come here themselves and take us out!"
'As for the conqueror, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God (nevermore shall he leave it), and I will inscribe on him the name of my God, the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem which descends out of heaven from my God), and my own new name.'
The commander replied, "I had to pay a large sum for this citizenship." "But I was born a citizen," said Paul.
"From aliens," he said. Then Jesus said to him, "So their own people are exempt.
one citizen will no longer teach his fellow, one man will no longer teach his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for all will know me, low and high together.
you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone;
Now his people hated him and sent envoys after him to say, 'We object to him having royal power over us.'
but they really aspire to the better land in heaven. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God; he has prepared a City for them.)
Then those who were to have examined him left him at once alone; even the commander was alarmed to find that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.
From Thematic Bible
Citizens » Rights of
But Paul replied, "They flogged us in public and without a trial, flogged Roman citizens! They put us in prison, and now they are going to get rid of us secretly! No indeed! Let them come here themselves and take us out!"
Citizens » Loyal » israelites
Citizens » Wicked and treasonable
particularly those who fall in with the polluting appetite of the flesh and despise the Powers celestial. Daring, presumptuous creatures! they are not afraid to scoff at the angelic Glories;
Despite it all, these visionaries pollute their flesh, scorn the Powers celestial, and scoff at the angelic Glories.
Citizens » Loyal » David
Citizens » Instances of wicked » israelites
Citizens » Loyal » David's soldiers
Citizens » Figurative
Thus you are strangers and foreigners no longer, you share the membership of the saints, you belong to God's own household,
But we are a colony of heaven, and we wait for the Saviour who comes from heaven, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Jozachar and jozabad
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Ishmael
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Hadad and jeroboam
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Absalom
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Jews
Citizens » Loyal » Hushai
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Korah, dathan, and abiram
Citizens » Loyal » Jehoiada
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Theudas and four-hundred seditious persons
In days gone by Theudas started up, claiming to be a person of importance; a number of men, about four hundred of them, rallied to him, but he was slain, and all his followers were dispersed and wiped out. After him Judas the Galilean started up at the time of the census, and got people to desert to him; but he perished too, and all his followers were scattered.
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Miriam and aaron
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Ahithophel
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Sheba
Citizens » Loyal » Mordecai
Citizens » Loyal » Joab
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Sons of sennacherib
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Ephraimites
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Adonijah
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Amaziah
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Shallum
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Menahem
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Baasha
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Hoshea
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Pekah
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Amon
Citizens » Loyal » Barzillai
Citizens » Instances of wicked » An egyptian
"Then you are not the Egyptian who in days gone by raised the four thousand assassins and led them out into the desert?"
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Zimri
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Bigthan and teresh
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Shechemites
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Barabbas
(There was a man called Bar-Abbas in prison, among the rioters who had committed murder during the insurrection.)
Ingratitude » Of man to man » Citizens
Topics on Citizens
Citizens, Christian Duties
Romans 13:1-7Every subject must obey the government-authorities, for no authority exists apart from God; the existing authorities have been constituted by God.
Citizens, Heavenly
Philippians 3:20But we are a colony of heaven, and we wait for the Saviour who comes from heaven, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Roman Citizens
Acts 16:37But Paul replied, "They flogged us in public and without a trial, flogged Roman citizens! They put us in prison, and now they are going to get rid of us secretly! No indeed! Let them come here themselves and take us out!"
