31 Bible Verses about Respecting Authority

Pay them all what is due them??ribute to the man entitled to receive it, taxes to the man entitled to receive them, respect to the man entitled to it, and honor to the man entitled to it.

Treat everyone with respect. Love the brotherhood, be reverent to God, respect the emperor.

for emperors and all who are in authority, so that we may live tranquil, quiet lives, with perfect piety and probity.

You servants must be submissive to your masters and perfectly respectful to them; not only to those who are kind and considerate, but also to those who are unreasonable.

Everyone must obey the authorities that are over him, for no authority can exist without the permission of God; the existing authorities have been established by him,

You must obey them, therefore, not only to escape God's wrath, but as a matter of principle,

Submit to all human authority, for the Master's sake; to the emperor, as supreme,

just as you pay your taxes; they are God's ministers, devoting themselves to this service.

Obey your leaders and give way to them, for they are keeping watch in defense of your souls, as men accountable for the trust. Make their work a joy and not a grief, for that would be the worse for you.

for they are God's agents to do you good. But if you do wrong you may well be afraid, for they do not carry swords for nothing. They are God's servants, to execute his wrath upon wrongdoers.

The man who does right has nothing to fear from the magistrates, as the wrongdoer has. If you want to have no fear of the authorities, do right, and they will commend you for it,

does not have to provide for his father.' So you have nullified what God has said, for the sake of what has been handed down to you.

Remind men to accept and obey the constituted authorities, to be ready for any useful service,

We beg you, brothers, to respect those who work with you and who lead you in the service of the Lord, and teach you.

and subordinate yourselves to one another out of reverence to Christ.

especially those who yield to their physical nature and indulge in passions that defile them, and despise authority. Rash, headstrong men! They stand in no awe of majesty, but deride beings

Not that we are the masters of you and your faith; we are working with you to make you happy, for in your faith you stand firm enough.

so that anyone who resists the authorities sets himself in opposition to what God has ordained, and those who oppose him will bring down judgment upon themselves.

Children, as Christians obey your parents, for that is right.

Hold them in the highest esteem and affection for what they do. Live at peace with one another.

That is why she ought to wear upon her head something to symbolize her subjection, out of respect to the angels, if to nobody else.

My brothers, do you try to combine faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with acts of partiality?

like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham, and called him Master. You are true daughters of hers, if you do right and are unafraid.

You married women must subordinate yourselves to your husbands, for that is your duty as Christians.

This is what you must teach and urge and insist upon with full authority. No one is to look down on you.

You married women must subordinate yourselves to your husbands, as you do to the Lord,

who has gone to heaven and is at God's right hand, with angels, hierarchies, and powers made subject to him.

For the man who wrongs anyone will be paid back for the wrong he has done; there will be no exceptions.

When our earthly fathers disciplined us we treated them with respect; should we not far more submit to the Father of our spirits, and so have life?

"The scribes and Pharisees have taken Moses' seat.

In that same way these dreamers defile the body, make light of authority, and deride majesty.