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What Does the Bible Say About Laws?

Here are 9 Bible verses about laws, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Romans 13:1

    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.

    BSBEveryone 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.

  2. #2Isaiah 33:22

    For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.

    BSBFor the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.

  3. #3Romans 2:15

    Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

    BSBSo they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them

  4. #41 John 3:4

    Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

    BSBEveryone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

  5. #51 John 5:3

    For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

    BSBFor this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

  6. #6Luke 16:17

    And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

    BSBBut it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

  7. #7Ezra 7:10

    For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

    BSBFor Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

  8. #8Proverbs 28:4

    They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

    BSBThose who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

  9. #9John 1:17

    For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

    BSBFor the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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