11 Bible Verses about Lording It

Is it not enough that you have taken us from a land flowing with milk and honey, to put us to death in the waste land, but now you are desiring to make yourself a chief over us?

But Jesus said to them, You see that the rulers of the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them.

And Jesus made them come to him, and said to them, You see that those who are made rulers over the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them.

And he said, The kings of the Gentiles are lords over them, and those who have authority are given names of honour.

All this have I seen, and have given my heart to all the work which is done under the sun: there is a time when man has power over man for his destruction.

Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

Not that we have authority over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy: for it is faith which is your support.

You have not made the diseased ones strong or made well that which was ill; you have not put bands on the broken or got back that which had been sent away or made search for the wandering ones; and the strong you have been ruling cruelly.

And a strong king will come to power, ruling with great authority and doing whatever is his pleasure.

Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.