Bible verses about "government" | YLT

¹⁸ `Judges and authorities thou dost make to thee within all thy gates which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, for thy tribes; and they have judged the people—a righteous judgment. ¹⁹ Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. ²⁰ Righteousness—righteousness thou dost pursue, so that thou livest, and hast possessed the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

⁴⁴ `And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God of the heavens a kingdom that is not destroyed—to the age, and its kingdom to another people is not left: it beateth small and endeth all these kingdoms, and it standeth to the age.

²⁵ and he said to them, `Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

⁷ render, therefore, to all their dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

⁵ and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood, ⁶ and did make us kings and priests to his God and Father, to him is the glory and the power to the ages of the ages! Amen.

¹⁵ which in His own times He shall shew—the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords, ¹⁶ who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom is honour and might age-during! Amen.

²⁸ For to Jehovah is the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.

²⁰ Daniel hath answered and said, `Let the name of God be blessed from age even unto age, for wisdom and might—for they are His. ²¹ And He is changing times and seasons, He is causing kings to pass away, and He is raising up kings; He is giving wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those possessing understanding.

¹ I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men: ² for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity, ³ for this is right and acceptable before God our Saviour,

¹ Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,

¹³ Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest, ¹⁴ whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good; ¹⁵ because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men; ¹⁶ as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God; ¹⁷ to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

²⁹ And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

¹ Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, ² so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment. ³ For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it, ⁴ for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil. ⁵ Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience, ⁶ for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;
⁷ render, therefore, to all their dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

¹ Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,