17 Bible Verses about autonomy

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.