Exodus 22:28
22:28 “You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
Proverbs 17:26
17:26 It is terrible to punish a righteous person,
and to flog honorable men is wrong.
Acts 23:3
23:3 Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall!
Do
you sit there judging me according to the law,
and in violation of the law
you order me to be struck?”
Acts 23:5
23:5 Paul replied,
“I did not realize,
brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ‘
You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.’”
Romans 13:7
13:7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
Romans 13:1
Submission to Civil Government
13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.
Romans 2:17
The Condemnation of the Jew
2:17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast of your relationship to God
Romans 2:2
2:2 Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth
against those who practice such things.
Romans 2:10
2:10 but
glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, for the Jew first and also the Greek.
Jude 1:8
1:8 Yet these men, as a result of their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and insult the glorious ones.