Deuteronomy 1:17

17 aYou shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for bthe judgment is God’s. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall cbring to me, and I will hear it.’

2 Chronicles 19:6

6and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, dfor you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment.

Romans 13:1

Submission to the Authorities

1Let every person ebe subject to the governing authorities. For fthere is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
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