6 Bible Verses about defiance

Therefore the man who rebels against authority is opposing the divine ordinances; and those who withstand will bring judgment on themselves.

Submit yourselves, for the Lord's sake, to every human authority; whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,

But Peter and John said in reply. "Do you decide whether in the sight of God it is right to obey you rather than God;

But Peter and the apostles said in reply.

"Jason has received them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus."

And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them, and they were permitted to judge; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the Word of God, those who did not worship the beast nor his image, and who did not receive his brand upon their brow, or hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.