And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,
And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them,
And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.
And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.
Now there was among the pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.
And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?
Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?
However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:
And now, my brothers, I am conscious that you did this, as did your rulers, without knowledge.
And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;
Then Peter, being full of the holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,
The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ:
And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,
Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the Synagogue sent to them, saying, Brothers, if you have a word of comfort for the people, say on.
For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him.
And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,
And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.
And after Paul and barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.
And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.
And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.
Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:
And on their way through the towns, they gave them the rules which had been made by the apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem, so that they might keep them.
But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers;
And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here;
And hearing these things the people and the rulers of the town were troubled.
And some of the rulers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, requesting him seriously not to put himself in danger by going into the theatre.
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the rulers of the church.
And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.
Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.
And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to death
And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul.
Against whom the chief priests and the rulers of the Jews made a statement when I was at Jerusalem, requesting me to give a decision against him.
For I am certain that not death, or life, or angels, or rulers, or things present, or things to come, or powers,
For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise;
But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:
Of which not one of the rulers of this world had knowledge: for if they had, they would not have put the Lord of glory on the cross:
So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,
For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens.
For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;
Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you.
Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
Make clear to them that they are to put themselves under rulers and authorities, to do what they are ordered, to be ready for every good work,
For he did not make the angels rulers over the world to come, of which I am writing.
Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.
Give words of love from me to those who are rulers over you, and to all the saints. Those who are in Italy send you their love.
But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.
And those of the rulers who are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of those who do well.
I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:
In the same way these dreamers make the flesh unclean, having no respect for authorities, and say evil of rulers.
And round about the high seat were four and twenty seats: and on them I saw four and twenty rulers seated, clothed in white robes; and on their heads crowns of gold.
The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying,
And one of the rulers said to me, Do not be sad: see, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has overcome, and has power to undo the book and its seven stamps.
And I saw in the middle of the high seat and of the four beasts, and in the middle of the rulers, a lamb in his place, which seemed as if it had been put to death, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty rulers went down on their faces before the Lamb, having every one an instrument of music, and gold vessels full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints.
And I saw, and there came to my ears the sound of a great number of angels round about the high seat and the beasts and the rulers; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
And the four beasts said, So be it. And the rulers went down on their faces and gave worship.
And the kings of the earth, and the rulers, and the chief captains, and the men of wealth, and the strong, and every servant and free man, took cover in the holes and the rocks of the mountains;
And all the angels were round about the high seat, and about the rulers and the four beasts; and they went down on their faces before the high seat, and gave worship to God, saying,
And one of the rulers made answer, saying to me, These who have on white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?
And the four and twenty rulers, who are seated before God on their high seats, went down on their faces and gave worship to God, saying,
And they made as it seemed a new song before the high seat, and before the four beasts and the rulers: and no man might have knowledge of the song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, even those from the earth whom God has made his for a price.
And the four and twenty rulers and the four beasts went down on their faces and gave worship to God who was seated on the high seat, saying, Even so, praise to the Lord.
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