One who gives authorityJohn 19:11
11. Jesus answered, "You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has [the] greater sin."
Rom 13:1
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Deuteronomy 17:12
12. "The man who acts presumptuously by not listening to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, nor to the judge, that man shall die; thus you shall purge the evil from Israel.
Ephesians 5:21
21. and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.
Titus 3:1
1. Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed,
1 Peter 2:13-17
13. Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,
14. or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right.
15. For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.
16. [Act] as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but [use it] as bondslaves of God.
17. Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.
Jude 1:7-8
7. just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
8. Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties.
Daniel 2:21
21. "It is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding.
