'Rulers' in the Bible

and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.

But Jesus having called them to him, said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and the great exercise authority over them.

And behold there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and seeing him, falls down at his feet;

But ye, take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims and to synagogues: ye shall be beaten and brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them;

He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

But when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and the authorities, be not careful how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, who was of the Pharisees, to eat bread on the sabbath, that they were watching him.

And Pilate, having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also with them sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God.

and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to the judgment of death and crucified him.

and behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Have the rulers then indeed recognised that this is the Christ?

Has any one of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?

Although indeed from among the rulers also many believed on him, but on account of the Pharisees did not confess him, that they might not be put out of the synagogue:

And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;

And it came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together at Jerusalem,

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,

The kings of the earth were there, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.

And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation to the people, speak.

for those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, have fulfilled also the voices of the prophets which are read on every sabbath, by judging him.

And when an assault was making, both of those of the nations and the Jews with their rulers, to use them ill and stone them,

For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil one. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it;

But we speak wisdom among the perfect; but wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who come to nought.

Put them in mind to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient to rule, to be ready to do every good work,

or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.