Verses about 'authority'
For the kingdom is the Lord's: and he is the governor among the nations.
Psalm 22:28
He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash them to pieces like pottery.
Revelation 2:27
For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong.
Romans 13:3
For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain.
Romans 13:4
Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven.
Luke 10:19
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.
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Isaiah 22:22
And I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David; he shall open, and none shall shut.