Quotes about Authority
So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.
- Acts 25:17
Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.
- Acts 25:22
The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
- Acts 25:23
But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
- Acts 25:25
Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
- Acts 26:1
And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
- Acts 26:10
In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
- Acts 26:12
For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
- Acts 26:26
Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.
- Acts 26:30
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
- Acts 26:32
Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
- Romans 3:2
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
- Romans 3:19