Bible Verses About Divine Authority

And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations.

Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.