Bible Verses about “separation of church and state”
Found 50 verses (ordered by relevance) about “separation of church and state” in the KJV version of the Bible
“‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›”
“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.”
“‹No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.›”
“‹Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?›”
“‹Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?›”
“‹Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day› [is] ‹the evil thereof.›”
“¶ ‹Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?›”
“‹(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.›”
“Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”
“‹For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:›”
“‹But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.›”
“‹And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:›”
“‹And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.›”
“‹Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven,› [shall he] ‹not much more› [clothe] ‹you, O ye of little faith?›”
“‹Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?›”
“For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.”
“¶ ‹Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.›”
“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.”
“‹For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.›”
“‹But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.›”
“‹But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:›”
“¶ ‹Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:›”
“‹Therefore when thou doest› [thine] ‹alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›”
“‹And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.›”
“‹That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.›”
“‹But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:›”
“¶ ‹And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites› [are]: ‹for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›”
“‹And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.›”
“‹But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen› [do]: ‹for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.›”
“‹Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as› [it is] ‹in heaven.›”
“‹Give us this day our daily bread.›”
“¶ ‹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.›”
“‹The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.›”
“‹But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;›”
“¶ ‹Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›”
“‹But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great› [is] ‹that darkness!›”
“‹That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.›”
“‹Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.›”
“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.”
“‹God› [is] ‹a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship› [him] ‹in spirit and in truth.›”
“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.”
“Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight [thereof], not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;”
“¶ And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”