Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all...

But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favour, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me...

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life....

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own...

Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all...

For the Scripture says to the Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may...

Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience' sake. For because of this you also pay taxes, for they...

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are...

Yet they say, "The Lord does not see, nor does the God of Jacob understand." Understand, you senseless among the people; and you fools,...

Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you: Stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the...

While the word was still in the king's mouth, a voice fell from heaven: "King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has...

God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He...

And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we...

Numbers 21:5-8 “And the people spoke against God and against Moses: "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness?...

When God decides to destroy a nation however, it is because they have persistently refused to repent of their wickedness and finally...

Ezekiel 22:23-31 “And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, (24) “Son of man, say to her: 'You are a land that is not cleansed or...

The early church understood the principle very clearly that they could not repent for the nation, for we saw in an earlier example that...

2 Chronicles 7:12-14 “Then the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: "I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place...

Genesis 18:32-33 “Then he said, "Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there?" And He...

Acts 11:27-30 “And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. (28) Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the...

Genesis 15:7-16 “Then He said to him, "I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it." …...

2 Chronicles 36:11-17 “Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. (12) He did evil...

2 Samuel 24:12-15 “Go and tell David, 'thus says the Lord: "I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it...

1 Kings 11:14-26 “Now the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was a descendant of the king in Edom. … (23)...