Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
Power
Ordinance
Bible References
Power
Titus 3:1
Remind your hearers to respect and obey the Powers that be, to be ready for every kind of good work, to speak ill of no one, to avoid quarreling,
Ordinance
1 Peter 2:13
Submit to all human institutions for the Lord's sake, alike to the emperor as the supreme authority,
Receive
Romans 13:5
You are bound, therefore, to obey, not only through fear of God's punishments, but also as a matter of conscience.
Matthew 23:14
Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You destroy widow's houses, even while pretending to make long prayers; therefore you shall receive greater condemnation.
Mark 12:40
They are the men that rob widows of their homes, and make a pretense of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier."
Luke 20:47
These are the men who rob widows of their houses, and make a pretense of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier."
James 3:1
I do not want many of you, my Brothers, to become teachers, knowing, as you do, that we who teach shall be judged by a more severe standard than others.