7 Bible Verses about autonomy

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

who, being in the form of God, did not regard it as a thing to be grasped at to be on an equality with God,

And a great sign was seen in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;

Jesus then lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great crowd was coming to him, saith to Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat?

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

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

Pilate therefore said to them, Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any one to death.