28 Bible Verses about Rulers
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But Jesus calling them to Him, said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them.
And Jesus calling them to Him, says to them: You know that those seeming competent to rule the Gentiles domineer over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them.
But when they may carry you into the synagogues, and tribunals, and authorities; do not be solicitous as to what you may apologize, or what you may say:
And the one injuring his neighbor thrust him away, saying, Who appointeth you a leader and a judge over us?
But we speak wisdom among the perfect: not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nought: but we speak the wisdom of God having been hidden in a mystery, which God predestinated before the ages unto our glory: which no one of the princes of this age knew; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Whether do you not wish to fear the authority? do the good, and you shall have praise from it:
Remind them to submit to the governments, authorities, to obey the rule over them, to be ready unto every good work,
and God was with him, and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him grace and wisdom before Pharaoh the king of Egypt; and he placed him governor over Egypt and all his house.
And thou, Bethlehem, the land of Judea, art by no means the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a leader, who will shepherd my people, Israel.
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?
Pilate having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
How the chief priests and our rulers indeed delivered Him up to the condemnation of death, and they crucified Him.
Then Peter being full of the Holy Spirit said to them, Ye rulers of the people and elders,
For those dwelling in Jerusalem, and the rulers, having rejected him, condemning him, have
and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstbegotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To the one loving us with divine love, and having washed us from our sins in His own blood,
And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write; The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God, says these things;
which the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of the kings, and Lord of the lords, will manifest in his own due times;
Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority except that which is from God; and the existing authorities have been ordained of God. So the one resisting the authority, antagonizes the ordinance of God: and those antagonizing shall receive to themselves judgment.
Topics on Rulers
Gentile Rulers
Matthew 20:25But Jesus calling them to Him, said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them.
Honouring Rulers
1 Timothy 5:17Let the elders who stand before the people beautifully, be considered worthy of double remuneration, especially those laboring in the word and teaching.
Named Gentile Rulers
Acts 25:13-26And some days having passed away, king Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea, saluting Festus.
Rulers Of A Fourth
Luke 3:1And in the fifteenth year in the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituria and the Trachonitis country, and Lusanius tetrarch of Abilene, during the high-priesthood of Annas
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