28 Bible Verses about Rulers

But Jesus, calling them to him, said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority among them.

But Jesus called them, and said to them, Ye know that they who appear to rule over the Gentiles, lord it over them; and their great men exercise dominion over them.

He hath cast down potentates from the throne, and hath exalted the lowly.

And when they shall bring you before the synagogues, and magistrates, and the ruling powers, be under no anxiety how or what defence ye shall make, or what ye shall say:

Then he who did his neighbour wrong thrust him from him, saying, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge over us?

But we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are destroying themselves: but we speak the wisdom of God, which had been hid in mystery, which God predestined before the worlds were, for our glory: which none of the rulers of this world have known: for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from it:

REMIND them to be subject to princes and those invested with authority, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work,

and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house.

"And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art in no respect the least amongst the princes of Judah, for from thee shall go forth the Ruler, who shall conduct my people Israel."

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?

Now it came to pass that the next morning, their rulers, and elders, and scribes, were assembled at Jerusalem,

Then Pilate, convoking the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to a sentence of death, and crucified him.

Hath any one of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

For they who dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, being ignorant of him, and the words of the prophets that are read every sabbath-day, by condemning him have fulfilled them.

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, and first-born from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth: to him who loved us, and washed us from our sins by his blood,

And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the origin of the creation of God;

which in his own appointed times he will shew forth, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

LET every soul be subject to the superior powers: for there is no power but from God; the existing powers are appointed by God. Wherefore he that sets himself against authority, resists the ordinance of God: and they who resist shall receive to themselves condemnation.