Quotes about Control
Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
— Mark 4:41
So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
— Luke 4:7
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
— Luke 19:14
Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
— John 7:6
No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
— John 10:18
If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
— John 11:48
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
— Acts 5:39
Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.
— Romans 8:8
You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
— Romans 8:9
The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.
— 1 Corinthians 14:32
For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.
— 1 Corinthians 15:27
It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.
— 2 Corinthians 6:12