Quotes about Authority
“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
— Acts 8:19
And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
— Acts 9:14
He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
— Acts 12:4
After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
— Acts 12:19
On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
— Acts 12:21
All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
— Acts 13:20
And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
— Acts 13:28
It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
— Acts 15:24
As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
— Acts 16:4
When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
— Acts 16:19
They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
— Acts 16:20
When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
— Acts 16:35