Quotes About Authority

When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

Or havenít you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,

and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Or again, how can anyone enter a strong manís house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”

While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.

Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

Arenít all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus

because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.

Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted

and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.

Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”