31 Bible Verses about Respecting Authority

Render therefore to all their due: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour.

Honour all men, Love the brotherhood, Fear God,

For kings and all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Honour the king, Servants be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Let every soul be subject to the supreme powers, for there is no power but from God; the powers that be, are appointed by God.

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether it be to the king as supreme, Or to governors,

For this cause ye pay tribute also: for they are the ministers of God, attending continually on this very thing.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves; for they watch over your souls, as they that must give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with groans: for that is unprofitable for you.

But if thou dost that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain; for he is the servant of God, an avenger for wrath against him that doth evil.

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Wouldest thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from it; for he is the servant of God to thee for good.

Let him not honour his father or his mother. Thus have ye made void the command of God thro' your tradition.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work:

Now we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labour among you,

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise government: presumptuous, self-willed; they are not afraid to rail at dignities:

Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy; for by faith ye have stood.

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the appointment of God; and they that resist shall receive to themselves condemnation.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right. Honour

and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you, And to esteem them very highly in love for their works sake, and be at peace among yourselves.

For this cause also the woman ought to have a veil upon her head, because of the angels.

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring,

being subject to their own husbands, As Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children ye are while ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands (as is fit) in the Lord.

These things speak and exhort, and rebuke with all authority: let no man despise thee.

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as unto the Lord.

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

But he that doth wrong, shall receive for the wrong he hath done; and there is no respect of persons.

Moreover we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we reverenced them: Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

All things therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, observe and do;

In like manner these dreamers also defile the flesh, despise authority, rail at dignities.