37 Bible Verses about Respecting Authority

Therefore restore debts to all; to whom tribute, tribute; to whom recompense, recompense; to whom fear, fear; to whom honour, honour.

Honour all. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

For kings, and all them being in eminence; that we may lead a gentle and quiet life, in all devotion and gravity.

Servants being subjected to masters in all fear; not only to the good and equitable, but also to the crooked.

Let every soul be placed under the protecting powers. For there is no power except from God: and the powers being, were ordered by God.

Wherefore necessity to be placed under, not only for anger, but also for consciousness.

Be subjected to every creation proceeding from man on account of the Lord: whether to the king, as having superiority;

For this also pay ye taxes: for they are workmen of God, persevering in this same.

From the face of gray hair thou shalt rise up, and thou shalt honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt be afraid of thy God: I Jehovah.

Believe them guiding you, and yield: (for they watch vigilantly for your souls, as going to return the word.) that with joy they might do this, and not lamenting: for this unprofitable for you.

For he is servant of God to thee for good. And if thou do evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword without order: for he is servant of God, avenging for anger to him doing evil.

For rulers are not the terror of good works, but of evil. And wilt thou not fear the power do good, and thou shalt have approbation of it:

And should not honour his father or his mother. And ye have annulled the command of God by your tradition.

Remind them to be subordinate to beginnings and powers, to yield obedience to authority, to be prepared for every good work,

And we ask you, brethren, to know those being fatigued among you, and set over you in the Lord, and reminding you;

Yielding obedience to one another in the fear of God.

And chiefly them going after the flesh in eager desire of defilement, and despising dominion. Self-sufficient, rash men, they tremble not, defaming glories.

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king: thou shalt not intermingle with those changing:

Not that we are masters of your faith, but we are aiders of your joy: for ye have stood in the faith.

So he opposing the power, has resisted the arrangement of God: and they having resisted shall receive to themselves judgment.

Children, listen to your parents in the Lord: for this is just.

And to think them above ordinary in love for their work. Live in peace in yourselves.

Honor thy father and thy mother, so that thy days shall be prolon upon the land which Jehovah thy gave to thee.

Therefore the woman ought to have power upon the head for the angels.

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, of glory, with distinction of faces.

(As Sara listened to Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye are,) doing good, and not fearing any terror.

Women, place yourselves under your own husbands, as was permitted in the Lord.

These things speak, and beseech, and reprove with all order. Let none despise thee.

Women, yield ye obedience to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers subjected to him.

And he acting with injustice shall be taken care of for what he did unjustly: and there is no distinction of persons.

Since we truly have fathers of our flesh instructors, and we were influenced: shall we not rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and we shall live?

Ye shall not do evil in judgment; thou shalt not take up the face of the poor; thou shalt not reverence the face of the great: in justice shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

Ye shall not look upon faces in judgment; as the small so the great shall ye hear; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is to God; and the word which shall be hard for you, ye shall bring to me and I heard it

Saying, Upon Moses' seat sat the scribes and Pharisees.

And likewise indeed these dreaming truly defile the flesh, and despise dominion, and defame glories.

Ye shall fear each his mother and his father, and my Sabbaths ye shall watch: I am Jehovah your God.