85 Bible Verses about Authority
Want to know what the Bible says about Authority? Here are 85 Bible verses about Authority from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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1 Peter 2:13-14 NIV
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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Titus 2:15 NIV
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 NIV
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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Mark 6:7 NIV
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 NIV
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 NIV
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 NIV
“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 NIV
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 NIV
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 NIV
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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