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20 Bible Verses About Authority

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Summary

  • 1 Chronicles 29:11, Psalm 103:19 and Daniel 4:35 place the kingdom with God, and in Daniel the words come from a Babylonian king after he was humbled.
  • The Greek exousia is used for Jesus’ authority to forgive sins and judge (Mark 2:10, John 5:27), for the “All authority” of Matthew 28:18, and for the governing authorities of Romans 13:1.
  • Mark 10:42 and 1 Peter 5:3 use the same verb, katakurieuo, for the domineering rule that Jesus and Peter forbid among his followers.
  • Romans 13:1 says every authority is instituted by God, and Acts 5:29 records the apostles refusing a council’s order with “We must obey God rather than men.”
  • Complementarian and egalitarian Christians read Ephesians 5:21-33 differently, the first for the husband’s leadership and the second for mutual submission.

The Bible places all authority with God and treats every other authority as given by him and answerable to him. David prays “Yours is the kingdom, O LORD” (1 Chronicles 29:11), the risen Jesus claims “All authority in heaven and on earth” (Matthew 28:18), and Paul writes that “there is no authority except from God” (Romans 13:1). Other passages limit those who hold it. Rulers of the Gentiles “lord it over” others, “But it shall not be so among you”…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

Strong’s Greek 1849, ἐξουσία (exousia): power to act, authority; used in Matthew 8:9, Matthew 28:18, Mark 2:10, John 5:27 and Romans 13:1. biblehub.com/greek/1849

Strong’s Greek 2634, κατακυριεύω (katakurieuo): to exercise lordship over; used in Mark 10:42 and 1 Peter 5:3. biblehub.com/greek/2634

Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. The Danvers Statement. “wives should forsake resistance to their husbands’ authority and grow in willing, joyful submission to their husbands’ leadership (Eph 5:21-33 …).” cbmw.org

Christians for Biblical Equality. Men, Women and Biblical Equality. The husband’s function as “head” is “self-giving love and service within this relationship of mutual submission (Eph 5:21-33 …).” cbeinternational.org

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