Quotes about Authorities

By the time Jesus's body was taken down from the cross, Paul believed, these "rulers and authorities" had been stripped, shamed, and defeated.

This created a sense of solidarity, which caused great concern among the white authorities. The government had always utilized divide-and-rule tactics when dealing with Africans and depended on the strength of ethnic divisions among the people. But in places like Alexandra, these differences were being erased.

Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.

The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”

So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”

His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.