Citizens
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Citizens’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
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Nave's Topical Bible
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
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for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.
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Titus 3:1 NT
Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
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Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well. For this is the will of God, that…
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Job 34:18 OT
Who says to a king, ‘Vile!’ or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?
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In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
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The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.
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He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
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When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you; put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite. Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
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Acts 16:37 NT
But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
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Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash. For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess. If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen…
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When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?” When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch…
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Acts 24:18 NT
amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.
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Acts 24:19 NT
They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.
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Acts 25:5 NT
“Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”
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Acts 25:10 NT
But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
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Acts 25:16 NT
I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
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They answered Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. Just as we listened to Moses in all things, so will we listen to you. Only may Yahweh your God be with you, as he was with…
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All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people.
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So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to kill Abner the son of Ner.
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All the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over. The king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
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David went up by the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot. All the people who were with him each covered his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
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But the people said, “You shall not go out; for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us…
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But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “Don’t go out with us to battle any more, so that you don’t quench the lamp of Israel.”
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All these were men of war, who could order the battle array, and came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.