Quotes About Authority

For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?

And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all Godís angels worship Him.”

But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.

For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.

No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”

and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.

For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.

For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.

And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,

The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.

In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,

because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.

Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,

Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?