28 Bible Verses about Rulers

But Jesus called them to Him and said, "You know that the rulers of the heathen lord it over them, and their great men rule as despots over them.

Then Jesus called them to Him, and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule the heathen lord it over them, and their great men rule as despots over them;

He has dethroned monarchs and exalted the poor.

Now when they are bringing you before the synagogues or the magistrates or the authorities, never worry about how to defend yourselves, or what to say,

But the man who was harming his brother pushed him aside, saying, 'Who made you our ruler and referee?

Yet, when among mature believers we do set forth a wisdom, but a wisdom that does not belong to this world or to the leaders of this world who are passing away; rather, we are setting forth a wisdom that came from God, once a covered secret but now uncovered, which God marked off as His plan for bringing us to glory. Not one of this world's leaders understands it, for if they had, they would never have crucified our glorious Lord.

For civil authorities are not a terror to the man who does right, but they are to the man who does wrong. Do you want to have no dread of the civil authorities? Then practice doing right and you will be commended for it.

Constantly remind people to submit to and obey the rulers who have authority over them, so as to be ready for any good enterprise,

and delivered him from all his troubles, and allowed him to win favor and to show wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and so he appointed Joseph governor of Egypt and of his whole household.

'And you, Bethlehem in Judah's land, You are not at all the least among the leading places of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler, who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

Then a certain member of the council asked Him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to get possession of eternal life?"

On the next day the leading members of the council, the elders, and the scribes,

Then Pilate called a meeting of the high priests, the leaders of the council, and the people,

and how the high priests and leading men turned Him over to be sentenced to death, and had Him crucified.

None of the authorities or of the Pharisees have believed in Him, have they?

Then Peter, because he was filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Leaders and elders of the people,

For the people of Jerusalem and their leaders, because they were ignorant of Him, by condemning Him have actually fulfilled the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath,

and from Jesus Christ the trustworthy witness, the First-born of the dead, and the Sovereign of the kings of the earth. To Him who ever loves us and once for all released us from our sins by His blood,

"To the messenger of the church in Laodicea write: 'The Amen, the true and faithful witness, the origin of God's creation, speaks as follows:

which will be brought about in His own time by the blessed, only Sovereign, the King of kings, the Lord of lords,

Everybody must obey the civil authorities that are over him, for no authority exists except by God's permission; the existing authorities have been established by Him, so that anyone who resists the authorities sets himself against what God has established, and those who set themselves against Him will get the penalty due them.