11 Bible Verses about Lording It

Is it such an insignificant thing that you brought us out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness? Now you're trying to make yourself be a prince and rule over us, aren't you?

But Jesus called the disciples and said, "You know that the rulers of the unbelievers lord it over them and their superiors act like tyrants over them.

Jesus called his disciples and told them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers among the unbelievers lord it over them, and their superiors act like tyrants over them.

But he told them, "The kings of the unbelievers lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

I observed all this, and carefully considered everything that is undertaken on earth, especially the time when someone dominates another to his detriment.

Do not lord it over the people entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

It is not that we are trying to rule over your faith, but rather to work with you for your joy, because you have been standing firm in the faith.

You haven't strengthened the weak, treated the sick, set broken bones, regathered the scattered, or looked for the lost. Instead, you've dominated them with brutal force and ruthlessness.

""A mighty king will come to power, and he'll rule with awesome energy, doing whatever he pleases.

And speaking of evil, they practice it eagerly with both hands! Both leader and judge demand a bribe, the famous confess their perverted desires, and they scheme together.