'Rulers' in the Bible
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet,
And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.
And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen.
and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?
Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?
Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess it , lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,
The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:
And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him .
And when there was made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to treat them shamefully and to stone them,
But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,
And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:
We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought:
which none of the rulers of this world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory:
Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,