The king authorized his release; ¹  the ruler of nations set him free.

מ (Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled ¹  unless the Lord ²  decreed it?

John’s baptism – was it from heaven or from people? ¹  Answer me.”

He told them, “Collect no more ¹  than you are required to.” ² 

John’s baptism ¹  – was it from heaven or from people?” ² 

No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down ¹  of my own free will. ²  I have the authority ³  to lay it down, and I have the authority ⁴  to take it back again. This commandment ⁵  I received from my Father.”

Then Jesus came up and said to them, ¹  “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison ¹  all who call on your name!” ² 

From Paul, ¹  a slave ²  of Christ Jesus, ³  called to be an apostle, ⁴  set apart for the gospel of God. ⁵ 

They worshiped ¹  Micah’s carved image ²  the whole time God’s authorized shrine ³  was in Shiloh.

We inquired of those elders, asking them, ‘Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?’

and to bring silver and gold which the king and his advisers have freely contributed to the God of Israel, who resides in Jerusalem,

When ¹  the crowd saw this, they were afraid ²  and honored God who had given such authority to men. ³ 

But so that you may know ¹  that the Son of Man ²  has authority on earth to forgive sins,” – he said to the paralytic ³  –

and said, “By what authority ¹  are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?”

and said to him, ¹  “Tell us: By what authority ²  are you doing these things? ³  Or who it is who gave you this authority?”

the women ¹  should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. ²  Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.

So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest, ¹  and said to him, “Why have you not made ²  the Levites collect ³  from Judah and Jerusalem the tax authorized by Moses the Lord’s servant and by the assembly of Israel at the tent containing the tablets of the law?” ⁴ 

“But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized ¹  him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die.

Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants ¹  who should succeed my master the king on his throne?” ²