16 Bible Verses about Governors

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the world. This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

And they bound him, and led him away and delivered him to Pilate the governor.

And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

So they watched him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might catch him on what he said, in order to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they did not enter the Praetorium themselves, so that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.

Also provide mounts for Paul to ride, and bring him safely to Felix the governor."

After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders, with an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor.

The king rose and the governor and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them, and when they had gone aside, they began talking to one another, saying, "This man is not doing anything worthy of death or imprisonment." And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."

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

You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

But before all this, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. And you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

At the same time, he was hoping that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him.