Bible Verses about Authority

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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 08/23/2019

What does the Bible say about Authority? Discover the top Bible verses about Authority from the Old and New Testaments. Read through the biblical references of Authority to learn more about its meaning and significance. May you find some insight from these related scripture quotes!

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Romans 13:1

Romans 13:1
1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
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Hebrews 13:17

17 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
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Romans 13:1-2

Romans 13:1
1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
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1 Peter 2:13-14

13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority,
14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.
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Luke 10:19

19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
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1 Peter 2:13

13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority,
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Matthew 28:18

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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Titus 2:15

15 These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.
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Acts 1:7

7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
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Matthew 9:6-8

6 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.”
7 Then the man got up and went home.
8 When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.
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Mark 6:7

7 Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.
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Matthew 21:23

23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”
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John 10:18

18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”
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Acts 26:12

12 “On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
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2 Corinthians 10:8

8 So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.
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Luke 20:20

20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
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Ephesians 1:21

21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
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Titus 3:1

1 Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good,
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Romans 13:2

2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
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Revelation 2:26

26 To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations—
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Acts 5:29

29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!
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2 Peter 3:15-16

15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.
16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
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2 Timothy 3:16-17

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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John 10:35

35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside—
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2 Timothy 3:16

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
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Hebrews 1:1

1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
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Hebrews 1:2

2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.
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Matthew 19:9

9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
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Hebrews 4:12

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12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
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Isaiah 8:20

20 Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
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2 Thessalonians 2:15

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15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.
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2 Peter 1:20-21

2 Peter 1:20-21
20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things.
21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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Genesis 3:6

6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
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Genesis 3:13

13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
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John 10:34

34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods” ’?
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Mark 12:36

36 David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord:“Sit at my right handuntil I put your enemiesunder your feet.” ’
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Genesis 2:24

24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
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2 Timothy 2:15

15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
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Acts 17:11

11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
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Ephesians 6:17

17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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2 Timothy 3:15-17

15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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Matthew 18:18

18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will bebound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will beloosed in heaven.
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Romans 9:21

21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?
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1 Corinthians 9:18

18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights as a preacher of the gospel.
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John 1:12

12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
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1 Corinthians 8:9

9 Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
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