Bible Verses About The Laws of the Land
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for the laws of the land, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 50,311 votes, led by Romans 13:1-7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about The Laws of the Land
Romans 13:1-72,121 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
1 Peter 2:13-171,672 votes
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
Acts 5:291,627 votes
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Romans 13:21,565 votes
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
Romans 13:11,502 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
James 2:121,308 votes
So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
1 Timothy 5:81,285 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Deuteronomy 28:1-681,274 votes
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Exodus 22:1-311,244 votes
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Romans 13:41,204 votes
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Revelation 1:11,195 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Matthew 22:17-221,189 votes
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar, or not?
Romans 2:1-291,178 votes
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
John 14:261,158 votes
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Romans 13:1-141,075 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Titus 3:1889 votes
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
Romans 13:6687 votes
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Romans 13:12632 votes
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Deuteronomy 28:1629 votes
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Romans 13:8624 votes
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
John 3:16-17613 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Deuteronomy 30:16563 votes
In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Romans 13:1-2549 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
1 Corinthians 14:33531 votes
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
Genesis 9:6530 votes
Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
What does the Bible say about the laws of the land?
Readers most often cite Romans 13:1-7 on the subject of the laws of the land. Across 50,311 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Peter 2:13-17, Acts 5:29, Romans 13:2. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.