Bible Verses about “democracy”

“For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.”

“¶ Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”

“¶ Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.”

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

“For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.”

“For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:”

“Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.”

“As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.”

“Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.”

“¶ I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men;”

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

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

“For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:”

“Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.”

“For kings, and [for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.”

“¶ Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”

“Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.”

“Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.”

“Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?”

“For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them [which are of the house] of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.”

“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;”

“A wise man's heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.”

“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”

“And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:”

“That no flesh should glory in his presence.”

“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]:”

“¶ For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.”

“¶ I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;”

“Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?”

“And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.”

“Jesus answered, ‹Thou couldest have no power› [at all] ‹against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.›”

“Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.”

“Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.”

“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”

“In those days [there was] no king in Israel: every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.”

“Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help.”

“But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;”

“For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”

“And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.”

“And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint [them] for himself, for his chariots, and [to be] his horsemen; and [some] shall run before his chariots.”

“And he will take your daughters [to be] confectionaries, and [to be] cooks, and [to be] bakers.”

“For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”

“Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?”

“For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:”

“But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.”

“For the LORD [is] our judge, the LORD [is] our lawgiver, the LORD [is] our king; he will save us.”

“And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and [will set them] to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.”

“And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, [even] the best [of them], and give [them] to his servants.”

“And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.”

“And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put [them] to his work.”