Job 34:18
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18 who (A)says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’
and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’
Exodus 22:28
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28 (A)“You shall not revile God, nor (B)curse a ruler of your people.
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Proverbs 17:26
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26 (A)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Romans 13:7
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7 (A)Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
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Jude 8
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8 Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and (A)blaspheme the glorious ones.
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Acts 23:5
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5 And Paul said, (A)“I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, (B)‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
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Acts 23:3
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3 Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you (A)whitewashed (B)wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet (C)contrary to the law you (D)order me to be struck?”
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2 Peter 2:10
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10 and especially (A)those who indulge[a] in the lust of defiling passion and (B)despise authority.
Bold and willful, they do not tremble (C)as they blaspheme the glorious ones,
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- 2 Peter 2:10 Greek who go after the flesh
1 Peter 2:17
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17 (A)Honor everyone. (B)Love the brotherhood. (C)Fear God. Honor the emperor.
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