Bible Verses About Civil Disobedience

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

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.

Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp , sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime .

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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.

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans , and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house , named Rahab, and lodged there.

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,