For our struggle is not against human opponents, but against rulers, authorities, cosmic powers in the darkness around us, and evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realm.

For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand whenever evil comes. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm.

Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the Devil's strategies.

He is far above every ruler, authority, power, dominion, and every name that can be named, not only in the present age, but also in the one to come.

And when he had disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in the cross.

He did this so that now, through the church, the wisdom of God in all its variety might be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realm

And you have been filled by him, who is the head of every ruler and authority.

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

who has gone to heaven and is at the right hand of God, where angels, authorities, and powers have been made subject to him.

For by him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether they are kings, lords, rulers, or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

Say to the king and the queen mother, "Come take a lowly seat, because your beautiful crowns have fallen off your heads."

Remind believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, and to be ready to do any honorable kind of work.

raised us up with him, and seated us with him in the heavenly realm in the Messiah Jesus,

Who will separate us from the Messiah's love? Can trouble, distress, persecution, hunger, nakedness, danger, or a violent death do this?

Look! I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to destroy all the enemy's power, and nothing will ever hurt you.

Every person must be subject to the governing authorities, for no authority exists except by God's permission. The existing authorities have been established by God,

None of the rulers of this world understood it, because if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

For you'll have a pact with the stones in the field; and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.