'Rulers' in the Bible

"O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, you are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, because from you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

But Jesus called the disciples and said, "You know that the rulers of the unbelievers lord it over them and their superiors act like tyrants over them.

Jesus called his disciples and told them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers among the unbelievers lord it over them, and their superiors act like tyrants over them.

He pulled powerful rulers from their thrones and lifted up humble people.

When people bring you before synagogue leaders, rulers, or authorities, don't worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,

The next day, their rulers, elders, and scribes met in Jerusalem

Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, told them, "Rulers and elders of the people!

The kings of the earth take their stand, and rulers meet together against the Lord and against his Messiah.'

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

This is also why you pay taxes. For rulers are God's servants faithfully devoting themselves to their work.

However, when we are among mature people, we do speak a message of wisdom, but not the wisdom of this world or of the rulers of this world, who are passing off the scene.

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

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

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 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.

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

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