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• We are all agreed, presidents of the realm, magistrates, satraps, councillors and governors, that the king should issue an edict enforcing the following regulation: Whoever within the next thirty days prays to anyone, divine or human, other than to yourself, Your Majesty, is to be thrown into the lions' den. (Daniel 6, 8)

• 'When they take you before synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say, (Luke 12, 11)

• Taking them before the magistrates they said, 'These people are causing a disturbance in our city. They are Jews (Acts 16, 20)

• The crowd joined in and showed its hostility to them, so the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them to be flogged. (Acts 16, 22)

• When it was daylight the magistrates sent the lictors with the order: 'Release those men.' (Acts 16, 35)

• The gaoler reported the message to Paul, 'The magistrates have sent an order for your release; you can go now and be on your way.' (Acts 16, 36)

• The lictors reported this to the magistrates, who were terrified when they heard they were Roman citizens. (Acts 16, 38)

• Magistrates bring fear not to those who do good, but to those who do evil. So if you want to live with no fear of authority, live honestly and you will have its approval; (Romans 13, 3)