16 Bible Verses about Governors

And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be registered. (This registering was the first made while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

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

And should the governor hear of this, we will persuade him, and make you secure.

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

And they kept watch on him, and sent forth spies feigning themselves to be righteous men, that they might take hold of his words, in order to deliver him up to the civil power and to the authority of the governor.

Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas to the governors palace; and it was early. And they did not themselves go into the palace, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover.

and provide beasts, whereon they may set Paul, and carry him safe to Felix the governor.

And after five days Ananias, the highpriest, came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus; and they brought a complaint before the governor against Paul.

And the king rose up and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them; and going aside they talked with each other, saying, This man is doing nothing deserving death, or bonds. And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.

In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept guard over the city of the Damascenes, in order to apprehend me;

and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that ye may bear testimony to them and to the gentiles.

But do ye take heed to yourselves; they will deliver you up to councils, and ye will be taken into synagogues and beaten; and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and into prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name.

or to governors, as being sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and the praise of those who do well.

He hoped also that money would be given him by Paul; on which account he sent for him the oftener, and conversed with him.