Bible verses about "politics" | Tyndale

¹⁴ When thou art come vnto the lode which the Lorde thi God geueth the and enioyest it and dwellest therin: Yf thou shalt saye, I will sett a kinge ouer me, like vnto all the nacions that are aboute me: ¹⁵ Then thou shalt make him kinge ouer the, whom the Lorde thi God shal chose. One of thi brethern must thou make kinge ouer the, and mayst not sett a straunger ouer the which is not of thi brethern.

¹⁸ And Iesus came and spake vnto them sayinge: All power ys geve vnto me in heve and in erth.

¹¹ and that ye studye to be quyet and to medle with youre awne busynes and to worke with youre awne hondes as we commaunded you: ¹² that ye maye behave youre selves honestly towarde them that are with out and that nothinge be lackynge vnto you.

¹⁷ Honoure all men. Love brotherly felishippe. Feare god and honour the kynge.

²⁰ But oure conversacion is in heven from whence we loke for a saveour enen the lorde Iesus Christ

⁷ When one of thi brethern amonge you is waxed poore in any of thi cities within thi lode which the Lorde thi God geueth the, se that thou harden not thine hert nor shetto thyne hande from thi poore brother: ⁸ But open thyne hande vnto him and lende him sufficient for his nede which he hath. ⁹ And beware that there be not a poynte of Belial in thine hert, that thou woldest saye. The seuenth yere, the yere of fredome is at honde, and therfore it greue the to loke on thy poore brother and geuest him nought and he then crye vnto the Lorde agenst the and it be synne vnto the: ¹⁰ But geue him, and let it not greue thine hert to geue. Because that for that thinge, the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in all thi workes and in all that thou puttest thine hande to. ¹¹ For the londe shall neuer be without poore. Wherfore I comaunde the sayenge: open thine hande vnto thi brother that is neady ad poore in thy lande.

²⁴ Therfore I saye vnto you be not carefull for your lyfe what ye shall eate or what ye shall drincke nor yet for youre body what ye shall put on. ys not ye lyfe more worth then meate and the body more of value then raymeut?

²⁹ Peter and the other Apostles answered and sayde: We ought moare to obey God then men.

¹⁷ Tell vs therfore: how thynkest thou? Is it lawfull to geve tribute vnto Cesar or not? ¹⁸ Iesus perceaved their wikednes and sayde: Why tempte ye me ye ypocrites? ¹⁹ Let me se ye tribute money. And they toke hym a peny. ²⁰ And he sayde vnto them: whose is this ymage and superscripcion? ²¹ They sayde vnto him: Cesars. Then sayde he vnto them. Geve therfore to Cesar that which is Cesars: and geve vnto god that which is goddes.

⁹ Folisshe questions and genealogies and braulinges and stryfe aboute the lawe avoyde for they are vnproffitable and superfluous.

¹ I exhorte therfore that above all thynges prayers supplicacions intercessions and gevynge of thankes behad for all men: ² for kynges and for all that are in auctorite that we maye live a quyet and a peasable life in all godlines and honestie.

¹ Let every soule submit him selfe vnto the auctorite of ye hyer powers. For there is no power but of God. ² The powers that be are ordeyned of God. Whosoever therfore resysteth power resisteth the ordinaunce of God. And they that resist shall receave to the selfe damnacio. ³ For rulars are not to be feared for good workes but for evyll Wilt thou be with out feare of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praysed of the same. ⁴ For he is the minister of God for thy welth. But and yf thou do evyll then feare: for he beareth not a swearde for nought: but is the minister of God to take vengeaunce on them that do evyll. ⁵ Wherfore ye must nedes obeye not for feare of vengeaunce only: but also because of conscience. ⁶ And even for this cause paye ye tribute. For they are goddes ministers servynge for the same purpose. ⁷ Geve to every man therfore his duetie: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custome to whom custome is due: feare to whom feare belongeth: Honoure to who honoure pertayneth