Quotes About Authority

For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.

I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.

Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.

which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

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

And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this worldís darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.