Verse 1

Let every{G3956} soul{G5590} be subject{G5293}{(G5732)} unto the higher{G5242}{(G5723)} powers{G1849}. For{G1063} there is{G2076}{(G5748)} no{G3756} power{G1849} but{G1508} of{G575} God{G2316}:{G1161} the powers{G1849} that be{G5607}{(G5752)} are{G1526}{(G5748)} ordained{G5021}{(G5772)} of{G5259} God{G2316}.

Referenced Verses

  • Titus 3:1 : 1 Put{G5279} them{G846} in mind{G5279}{(G5720)} to be subject{G5293}{(G5733)} to principalities{G746} and{G2532} powers{G1849}, to obey magistrates{G3980}{(G5721)}, to be{G1511}{(G5750)} ready{G2092} to{G4314} every{G3956} good{G18} work{G2041},
  • 1 Pet 2:13-17 : 13 {G3767} Submit yourselves{G5293}{(G5649)} to every{G3956} ordinance{G2937} of man{G442} for{G1223} the Lord's sake{G2962}: whether it be{G1535} to the king{G935}, as{G5613} supreme{G5242}{(G5723)}; 14 Or{G1535} unto governors{G2232}, as{G5613} unto them that are sent{G3992}{(G5746)} by{G1223} him{G846} for{G1519}{G3303} the punishment{G1557} of evildoers{G2555}, and{G1161} for the praise{G1868} of them that do well{G17}. 15 For{G3754} so{G3779} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the will{G2307} of God{G2316}, that with well doing{G15}{(G5723)} ye may put to silence{G5392}{(G5721)} the ignorance{G56} of foolish{G878} men{G444}: 16 As{G5613} free{G1658}, and{G2532} not{G3361} using{G2192}{(G5723)} your liberty{G1657} for{G5613} a cloke{G1942} of maliciousness{G2549}, but{G235} as{G5613} the servants{G1401} of God{G2316}. 17 Honour{G5091}{(G5657)} all{G3956} men. Love{G25}{(G5720)} the brotherhood{G81}. Fear{G5399}{(G5737)} God{G2316}. Honour{G5091}{(G5720)} the king{G935}.
  • John 19:11 : 11 Jesus{G2424} answered{G611}{(G5662)}, Thou couldest have{G2192}{(G5707)} no{G3756} power{G1849} at all against{G3762}{G2596} me{G1700}, except{G1508} it were{G2258}{(G5713)} given{G1325}{(G5772)} thee{G4671} from above{G509}: therefore{G5124}{G1223} he that delivered{G3860}{(G5723)} me{G3165} unto thee{G4671} hath{G2192}{(G5719)} the greater{G3187} sin{G266}.
  • Eph 5:21 : 21 Submitting yourselves{G5293}{(G5746)} one to another{G240} in{G1722} the fear{G5401} of God{G2316}.
  • Matt 6:13 : 13 And{G2532} lead{G1533}{(G5661)} us{G2248} not{G3361} into{G1519} temptation{G3986}, but{G235} deliver{G4506}{(G5663)} us{G2248} from{G575} evil{G4190}: For{G3754} thine{G4675} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the kingdom{G932}, and{G2532} the power{G1411}, and{G2532} the glory{G1391}, for{G1519} ever{G165}. Amen{G281}.
  • 2 Pet 2:10-11 : 10 But{G1161} chiefly{G3122} them that walk{G4198}{(G5740)} after{G3694} the flesh{G4561} in{G1722} the lust{G1939} of uncleanness{G3394}, and{G2532} despise{G2706}{(G5723)} government{G2963}. Presumptuous{G5113} are they, selfwilled{G829}, they are not{G3756} afraid{G5141}{(G5719)} to speak evil{G987}{(G5723)} of dignities{G1391}. 11 Whereas{G3699} angels{G32}, which are{G5607}{(G5752)} greater in{G3187} power{G2479} and{G2532} might{G1411}, bring{G5342}{(G5719)} not{G3756} railing{G989} accusation{G2920} against{G2596} them{G846} before{G3844} the Lord{G2962}.
  • Jude 1:8 : 8 Likewise{G3668}{G3305} also{G2532} these{G3778} filthy dreamers{G1797}{(G5740)} defile{G3392}{(G5719)} the flesh{G3303}{G4561},{G1161} despise{G114}{(G5719)} dominion{G2963}, and{G1161} speak evil{G987}{(G5719)} of dignities{G1391}.
  • Prov 8:15-16 : 15 By me kings{H4428} reign{H4427}{(H8799)}, and princes{H7336}{(H8802)} decree{H2710}{(H8779)} justice{H6664}. 16 By me princes{H8269} rule{H8323}{(H8799)}, and nobles{H5081}, even all the judges{H8199}{(H8802)} of the earth{H776}.
  • Dan 2:21 : 21 And he changeth{H8133}{(H8683)} the times{H5732} and the seasons{H2166}: he removeth{H5709}{(H8683)} kings{H4430}, and setteth up{H6966}{(H8683)} kings{H4430}: he giveth{H3052}{(H8751)} wisdom{H2452} unto the wise{H2445}, and knowledge{H4486} to them that know{H3046}{(H8751)} understanding{H999}:
  • Dan 4:32 : 32 And they shall drive{H2957}{(H8751)} thee from{H4481} men{H606}, and thy dwelling{H4070} shall be with{H5974} the beasts{H2423} of the field{H1251}: they shall make thee to eat{H2939}{(H8748)} grass{H6211} as oxen{H8450}, and seven{H7655} times{H5732} shall pass{H2499} over{H5922} thee, until{H5705} thou know{H3046}{(H8748)} that the most High{H5943} ruleth{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men{H606}, and giveth{H5415}{(H8748)} it to whomsoever{H4479} he will{H6634}{(H8748)}.
  • Dan 5:18-23 : 18 O thou{H607} king{H4430}, the most high{H5943} God{H426} gave{H3052}{(H8754)} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} thy father{H2} a kingdom{H4437}, and majesty{H7238}, and glory{H3367}, and honour{H1923}: 19 And for{H4481} the majesty{H7238} that he gave{H3052}{(H8754)} him, all{H3606} people{H5972}, nations{H524}, and languages{H3961}, trembled{H1934}{(H8754)}{H2112} and feared{H1763}{(H8751)} before{H4481} him{H6925}: whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he slew{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6992}{(H8751)}; and whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he kept alive{H1934}{(H8754)}{H2418}{(H8683)}; and whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he set up{H1934}{(H8754)}{H7313}{(H8683)}; and whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he put down{H1934}{(H8754)}{H8214}{(H8683)}. 20 But when his heart{H3825} was lifted up{H7313}{(H8752)}, and his mind{H7308} hardened{H8631}{(H8748)} in pride{H2103}{(H8682)}, he was deposed{H5182}{(H8717)} from{H4481} his kingly{H4437} throne{H3764}, and they took{H5709}{(H8684)} his glory{H3367} from him{H4481}: 21 And he was driven{H2957}{(H8752)} from{H4481} the sons{H1123} of men{H606}; and his heart{H3825} was made{H7739}{(H8745)} like{H5974} the beasts{H2423}, and his dwelling{H4070} was with the wild asses{H6167}: they fed{H2939}{(H8748)} him with grass{H6211} like oxen{H8450}, and his body{H1655} was wet{H6647}{(H8721)} with the dew{H2920} of heaven{H8065}; till{H5705} he knew{H3046}{(H8754)} that the most high{H5943} God{H426} ruled{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men{H606}, and that he appointeth{H6966}{(H8681)} over{H5922} it whomsoever{H4479} he will{H6634}{(H8748)}. 22 And thou{H607} his son{H1247}, O Belshazzar{H1113}, hast not{H3809} humbled{H8214}{(H8684)} thine heart{H3825}, though{H6903} thou knewest{H3046}{(H8754)} all{H3606} this{H1836}; 23 But hast lifted up{H7313}{(H8712)} thyself against{H5922} the Lord{H4756} of heaven{H8065}; and they have brought{H858}{(H8684)} the vessels{H3984} of his house{H1005} before{H6925} thee, and thou{H607}, and thy lords{H7261}, thy wives{H7695}, and thy concubines{H3904}, have drunk{H8355}{(H8750)} wine{H2562} in them; and thou hast praised{H7624}{(H8745)} the gods{H426} of silver{H3702}, and gold{H1722}, of brass{H5174}, iron{H6523}, wood{H636}, and stone{H69}, which see{H2370}{(H8751)} not{H3809}, nor{H3809} hear{H8086}{(H8750)}, nor{H3809} know{H3046}{(H8751)}: and the God{H426} in whose hand{H3028} thy breath{H5396} is, and whose are all{H3606} thy ways{H735}, hast thou not{H3809} glorified{H1922}{(H8745)}:
  • Jer 27:5-8 : 5 I have made{H6213}{(H8804)} the earth{H776}, the man{H120} and the beast{H929} that are upon{H6440} the ground{H776}, by my great{H1419} power{H3581} and by my outstretched{H5186}{(H8803)} arm{H2220}, and have given{H5414}{(H8804)} it unto whom it seemed{H5869} meet{H3474}{(H8804)} unto me. 6 And now have I given{H5414}{(H8804)} all these lands{H776} into the hand{H3027} of Nebuchadnezzar{H5019} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, my servant{H5650}; and the beasts{H2416} of the field{H7704} have I given{H5414}{(H8804)} him also to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} him. 7 And all nations{H1471} shall serve{H5647}{(H8804)} him, and his son{H1121}, and his son's{H1121} son{H1121}, until the very time{H6256} of his land{H776} come{H935}{(H8800)}: and then many{H7227} nations{H1471} and great{H1419} kings{H4428} shall serve{H5647}{(H8804)} themselves of him. 8 And it shall come to pass, that the nation{H1471} and kingdom{H4467} which will not serve{H5647}{(H8799)} the same Nebuchadnezzar{H5019} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and that will not put{H5414}{(H8799)} their neck{H6677} under the yoke{H5923} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, that nation{H1471} will I punish{H6485}{(H8799)}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, with the sword{H2719}, and with the famine{H7458}, and with the pestilence{H1698}, until I have consumed{H8552}{(H8800)} them by his hand{H3027}.
  • 1 Chr 28:4-5 : 4 Howbeit the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478} chose{H977}{(H8799)} me before all the house{H1004} of my father{H1} to be king{H4428} over Israel{H3478} for ever{H5769}: for he hath chosen{H977}{(H8804)} Judah{H3063} to be the ruler{H5057}; and of the house{H1004} of Judah{H3063}, the house{H1004} of my father{H1}; and among the sons{H1121} of my father{H1} he liked{H7521}{(H8804)} me to make me king{H4427}{(H8687)} over all Israel{H3478}: 5 And of all my sons{H1121},(for the LORD{H3068} hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} me many{H7227} sons{H1121},) he hath chosen{H977}{(H8799)} Solomon{H8010} my son{H1121} to sit{H3427}{(H8800)} upon the throne{H3678} of the kingdom{H4438} of the LORD{H3068} over Israel{H3478}.
  • Ps 62:11 : 11 God{H430} hath spoken{H1696}{H8765)} once{H259}; twice{H8147} have I heard{H8085}{H8804)} this{H2098}; that power{H5797} belongeth unto God{H430}.
  • Rev 1:5 : 5 And{G2532} from{G575} Jesus{G2424} Christ{G5547}, who is the faithful{G4103} witness{G3144}, and the first begotten{G4416} of{G1537} the dead{G3498}, and{G2532} the prince{G758} of the kings{G935} of the earth{G1093}. Unto him that loved{G25}{(G5660)} us{G2248}, and{G2532} washed{G3068}{(G5660)} us{G2248} from{G575} our{G2257} sins{G266} in{G1722} his own{G846} blood{G129},
  • Rev 17:14 : 14 These{G3778} shall make war{G4170}{(G5692)} with{G3326} the Lamb{G721}, and{G2532} the Lamb{G721} shall overcome{G3528}{(G5692)} them{G846}: for{G3754} he is{G2076}{(G5748)} Lord{G2962} of lords{G2962}, and{G2532} King{G935} of kings{G935}: and{G2532} they that are with{G3326} him{G846} are called{G2822}, and{G2532} chosen{G1588}, and{G2532} faithful{G4103}.
  • Rev 19:16 : 16 And{G2532} he hath{G2192}{(G5719)} on{G1909} his vesture{G2440} and{G2532} on{G1909} his{G846} thigh{G3382} a name{G3686} written{G1125}{(G5772)}, KING{G935} OF KINGS{G935}, AND{G2532} LORD{G2962} OF LORDS{G2962}.
  • Deut 17:12 : 12 And the man{H376} that will do{H6213}{(H8799)} presumptuously{H2087}, and will not hearken{H8085}{(H8800)} unto the priest{H3548} that standeth{H5975}{(H8802)} to minister{H8334}{(H8763)} there before the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, or unto the judge{H8199}{(H8802)}, even that man{H376} shall die{H4191}{(H8804)}: and thou shalt put away{H1197}{(H8765)} the evil{H7451} from Israel{H3478}.
  • 1 Sam 2:8 : 8 He raiseth up{H6965}{(H8688)} the poor{H1800} out of the dust{H6083}, and lifteth up{H7311}{(H8686)} the beggar{H34} from the dunghill{H830}, to set{H3427}{(H8687)} them among princes{H5081}, and to make them inherit{H5157}{(H8686)} the throne{H3678} of glory{H3519}: for the pillars{H4690} of the earth{H776} are the LORD'S{H3068}, and he hath set{H7896}{(H8799)} the world{H8398} upon them.