Bible verses about Magistrates
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)
- Are appointed by God
Romans 13:1- Are ministers of God
Romans 13:4,6- Purpose of their appointment
Romans 13:4; I Peter 2:14- Their office to be respected
Acts 23:5- Are not a terror to the good, but to the evil
Romans 13:3- To be wisely selected and appointed
Exodus 18:21; Ezra 7:25- To be prayed for
I Timothy 2:1,2- SHOULD
- Seek wisdom from God
I Kings 3:9
- Rule in the fear of God
II Samuel 23:3; II Chronicles 19:7
- Know the law of God
Ezra 7:25
- Be faithful to the Sovereign
Daniel 6:4
- Enforce the laws
Ezra 7:26
- Judge wisely
I Kings 3:16-28
- Hate covetousness
Exodus 18:21
- Not take bribes
Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 16:19
- Defend the poor
Job 29:12,16
- Judge for God, not for man
II Chronicles 19:6
- Judge righteously
Deuteronomy 1:16; 16:18; 25:1
- Be impartial
Exodus 23:6; Deuteronomy 1:17
- Be diligent in ruling
Romans 12:8
- Subjection to their authority enjoined
Matthew 23:2,3; Romans 13:1; I Peter 2:13,14- Wicked-Illustrated
Proverbs 28:15- Good-Exemplified
- Joseph
Genesis 41:46
- Gideon
Judges 8:35
- Samuel
I Samuel 12:3,4; Ezra 10:1-9
- Nehemiah
Nehemiah 3:15
- Job
Job 29:16
- Daniel
Daniel 6:3- Wicked-Exemplified
- Sons of Samuel
I Samuel 8:3
- Pilate
Matthew 27:24,26
- Magistrates in Philippi
Acts 16:22,23
- Gallio
Acts 18:16,17
- Felix
Acts 24:26