150 verses contain “Author” (in the KJV: 63, in the BSB: 120) — showing 1–100
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And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy
mistress, and submit
thyself under her hands.
So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your
mistress and submit to her
authority.”
And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have
lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the
curse:
And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has
slept with you and you have not gone
astray and become
defiled while under your husband’s
authority, may you be
immune to this bitter water that brings a
curse.
But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be
defiled, and some man have
lain with thee beside thine husband:
This is the law of
jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is
defiled;
This is the law of jealousy when a wife goes
astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s
authority,
And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be
obedient.
Confer on him some of your
authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.
And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove
Abimelech. And he said to
Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
If only this people were under my
authority, I would remove
Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”
And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and
Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of
Hezekiah the king, and
Azariah the ruler of the house of God.
Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath,
Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the
authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei, by appointment of King
Hezekiah and of
Azariah the chief official of the house of God.
And next him were
Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
Under his
authority,
Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike.
They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring
cedar trees from
Lebanon to the sea of
Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of
Sidon and Tyre to bring
cedar logs from
Lebanon to
Joppa by sea, as
authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and
toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised
authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and
toll were paid to them.
At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
Also we
certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers,
porters,
Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to
impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
And be
advised that you have no
authority to
impose tribute, duty, or
toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of
Gibeon, and of
Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of
Gibeon and
Mizpah, who were under the
authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.
When the righteous are in
authority, the people
rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people
mourn.
There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast
hewed thee out a
sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a
sepulchre on high, and that graveth an
habitation for himself in a rock?
What are you doing here, and who
authorized you to
carve out a tomb for
yourself here—to
chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?
And I will
clothe him with thy
robe, and
strengthen him with thy
girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
I will
clothe him with your
robe and
tie your
sash around him. I will put your
authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
The prophets
prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
The prophets
prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own
authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
And now have I given all these lands into the hand of
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
So now I have placed all these lands under the
authority of My servant
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.
After this I
beheld, and lo another, like a
leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
Next, as I watched, another beast appeared. It was like a
leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given
authority to rule.
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his
posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be
plucked up, even for others beside those.
But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and
parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the
authority with which he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.
And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.
For he taught them as one having
authority, and not as the
scribes.
because He taught as one who had
authority, and not as their
scribes.
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to
forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the
palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has
authority on earth to
forgive sins...” Then He said to the
paralytic, “Get up,
pick up your mat, and go home.”
But when the multitudes saw it, they
marvelled, and
glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
When the crowds saw this, they were filled with
awe and
glorified God, who had given such
authority to men.
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to
heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them
authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and
heal every disease and sickness.
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
When 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?”
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
And they were
astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had
authority, and not as the
scribes.
The people were
astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had
authority, and not as the
scribes.
And they were all
amazed,
insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with
authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
All the people were
amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with
authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to
forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the
palsy,)
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has
authority on earth to
forgive sins...” He said to the
paralytic,
And to have power to
heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
and to have authority to drive out demons.
And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise
lordship over them; and their great ones exercise
authority upon them.
So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and
instructed the
doorkeeper to keep watch.
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to
whomsoever I will I give it.
“I will give You
authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been
relinquished to me, and I can give it to
anyone I wish.
And they were
astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
They were
astonished at His teaching, because His message had
authority.
And they were all
amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with
authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
All the people were overcome with
amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With
authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to
forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the
palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy
couch, and go into thine house.
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has
authority on the earth to
forgive sins...” He said to the
paralytic, “I tell you, get up,
pick up your mat, and go home.”
For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
Behold, I give unto you power to
tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means
hurt you.
Behold, I have given you
authority to
tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will
harm you.
But I will
forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into
hell;
yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has
authority to throw you into
hell.
Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and
authorities, do not
worry about how to defend
yourselves or what to say.
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
And they watched him, and sent forth
spies, which should
feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and
authority of the governor.
So they watched Him closely and sent
spies who pretended to be
sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and
authority of the governor.
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise
lordship over them; and they that exercise
authority upon them are called benefactors.
So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
And hath given him
authority to
execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
And He has given Him
authority to
execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
He who speaks on his own
authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no
falsehood.
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
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.”
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
Then saith
Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to
crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
So
Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have
authority to release You and
authority to
crucify You?”
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead;
whereof we are witnesses.
You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of
Ethiopia, an
eunuch of great
authority under
Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her
treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
So he started out, and on his way he met an
Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of
Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words,
subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be
circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our
authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and
Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
When the
girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and
Silas and
dragged them before the
authorities in the marketplace.
Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
Whereupon as I went to Damascus with
authority and commission from the chief priests,
In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?
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.
Everyone must submit himself to the
governing authorities, for there is no
authority except that which is from God. The
authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
Consequently,
whoever resists
authority is
opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil.
Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in
authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his
approval.
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
This is also why you pay taxes. For the
authorities are God’s servants, who
devote themselves to their work.
The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.
Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.
For though I should
boast somewhat more of our
authority, which the Lord hath given us for
edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be
ashamed:
For even if I
boast somewhat excessively about the
authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than
tearing you down, I will not be
ashamed.
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to
edification, and not to destruction.
This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the
authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for
tearing you down.
Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
To the intent that now unto the
principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the
manifold wisdom of God,
His purpose was that now, through the church, the
manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and
authorities in the heavenly realms,
For we
wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
And having disarmed the powers and
authorities, He made a public
spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been
burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
Nor did we seek praise from you or from
anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had
authority to demand it.
For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
For kings, and for all that are in
authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and
honesty.
for kings and all those in
authority—so that we may lead
tranquil and quiet lives in all
godliness and dignity.
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to
usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.