“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is helpful. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be brought under the control of anything.

But he who stands firm in his heart (who is under no compulsion, but has control over his own will) and has decided in his heart to keep his own virgin, will do well.

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews; to those under the law, like one under the law—though I myself am not under the law—to win those under the law.

To those who are without that law, like one without the law—not being without God’s law but within Christ’s law—to win those without the law.

Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Now I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea,

And the prophets’ spirits are under the control of the prophets,

For He must reign until He puts all His enemies under His feet.

For God has put everything under His feet. But when it says “everything” is put under Him, it is obvious that He who puts everything under Him is the exception.

In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me,

For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written: Everyone who does not continue doing everything written in the book of the law is cursed.

But the Scripture has imprisoned everything under sin’s power, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Before this faith came, we were confined under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed.

But since that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,

Instead, he is under guardians and stewards until the time set by his father.

In the same way we also, when we were children, were in slavery under the elemental forces of the world.

When the time came to completion, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

Tell me, those of you who want to be under the law, don’t you hear the law?

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

And He put everything under His feet and appointed Him as head over everything for the church,

We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.

so that at the name of Jesus
every knee will bow—
of those who are in heaven and on earth
and under the earth—

if indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith and are not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become a servant of it.

one who manages his own household competently, having his children under control with all dignity.

All who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters to be worthy of all respect, so that God’s name and His teaching will not be blasphemed.

and subjected everything under his feet.

For in subjecting everything to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. As it is, we do not yet see everything subjected to him.

For who heard and rebelled? Wasn’t it really all who came out of Egypt under Moses?

If then, perfection came through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there for another priest to appear, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?

Therefore, He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

Now above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. Your “yes” must be “yes,” and your “no” must be “no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time,

then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,

We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.

But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look in it.

I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them say:

Blessing and honor and glory and dominion
to the One seated on the throne,
and to the Lamb, forever and ever!

When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the people slaughtered because of God’s word and the testimony they had.

A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of 12 stars on her head.