Bible Verses about “politicians”

“Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."”

“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.”

“So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;”

“"Don't judge, so that you won't be judged.”

“For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.”

“One who says, "I know him," and doesn't keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn't in him.”

“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.”

“How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.”

“"Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.”

“But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"”

“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”

“We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.”

“Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"”

“Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"”

“Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,”

“Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.”

“He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."”

“The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.”

“With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"”

“He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."”

“and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don't dash your foot against a stone.'"”

“When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.”

“the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned."”

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”

“The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."”

“Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.”

“From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."”

“Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.”

“Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.”

“They immediately left their nets and followed him.”

“Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.”

“They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.”

“Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.”

“Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,”

“that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,”

“"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,”

“Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.”

“The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,”

“When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.”

“These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.”

“because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead."”

“But the noble devises noble things; and he will continue in noble things.”

“Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.”

“A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.”

“The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.”

“The heart of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.”

“The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.”

“For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, To make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.”

“The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.”