Bible Verses about “democracy”

“for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.”

“Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.”

“Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.”

“Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.”

“For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God's service, attending continually on this very thing.”

“For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,”

“Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.”

“as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.”

“Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.”

“I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:”

“But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.”

“Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;”

“For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:”

“or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.”

“for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.”

“Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”

“Don't turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.”

“Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," "I follow Apollos," "I follow Cephas," and, "I follow Christ."”

“Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?”

“For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.”

“but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;”

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

“For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.”

“and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:”

“that no flesh should boast before God.”

“For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;”

“For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News--not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn't be made void.”

“I thank God that I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius,”

“Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he?”

“(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don't know whether I baptized any other.)”

“Jesus answered, "You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin."”

“so that no one should say that I had baptized you into my own name.”

“Take wise men of understanding and well known according to your tribes, and I will make them heads 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.”

“Don't put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help.”

“but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,”

“For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn't know God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.”

“His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.”

“He said, "This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;”

“He will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.”

“For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing."”

“Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world?”

“For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,”

“but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.”

“For Yahweh is our judge. Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king. He will save us.”

“and he will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and [he will set some] to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.”

“He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.”

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

“He will take your male servants, and your female servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.”