TOPICAL BIBLE
Government
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Micah 3:1Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?Micah 3:2You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.Micah 3:3You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.Micah 3:9Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,Micah 3:10who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”Haggai 2:21“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:Haggai 2:22I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.Matthew 15:2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”Matthew 15:7You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:Matthew 15:8‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.Matthew 15:9They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”Matthew 21:23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”Matthew 22:17So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”Matthew 22:18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?Matthew 22:19Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.Matthew 22:20“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”Matthew 22:21“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,Matthew 26:4and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.Matthew 26:5“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”Matthew 26:14Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priestsMatthew 26:15and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.Matthew 26:57Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.Matthew 26:58But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.Matthew 26:60But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forwardMatthew 26:61and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”Matthew 26:62So the high priest stood up and asked Him, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”Matthew 26:63But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”Matthew 26:64“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”Matthew 26:65At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.Matthew 26:66What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.Matthew 26:67Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped HimMatthew 26:68and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.Matthew 27:2They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.Matthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”Matthew 28:14If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”Mark 6:27So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.Mark 6:28The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.Mark 7:1Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,Mark 7:2and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.Mark 7:3Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.Mark 8:31Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.Mark 14:43While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.Mark 14:44Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”Mark 14:45Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.Mark 14:46Then the men seized Jesus and arrested Him.Mark 14:47And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.Mark 14:48Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?Mark 14:49Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me. But this has happened that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.”Mark 14:50Then everyone deserted Him and fled.Mark 14:51One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,Mark 14:52but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked.Mark 14:53They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders, and scribes assembled.Mark 14:54Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.Mark 14:55Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.Mark 14:56For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent.