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# authority, authorities #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "authority" refers to the power of influence and control that someone has over someone else.
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* Kings and other governing rulers have authority over the people they are ruling.
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* The word "authorities" can refer to people, governments, or organizations that have authority over others.
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* The word "authorities" can also refer to spirit beings who have power over people who have not submitted themselves to God’s authority.
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* Masters have authority over their servants or slaves. Parents have authority over their children.
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* Governments have the authority or right to make laws that govern their citizens.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* The term "authority" can also be translated as "control" or "right" or "qualifications."
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* Sometimes "authority" is used with the meaning of "power."
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* When "authorities" is used to refer to people or organizations who rule people, it could also be translated as "leaders" or "rulers" or "powers."
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* The phrase "by his own authority" could also be translated as, "with his own right to lead" or "based on his own qualifications."
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* The expression, "under authority" could be translated as, "responsible to obey" or "having to obey others' commands."
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(See also: [citizen](../other/citizen.md), [command](../kt/command.md), [obey](../other/obey.md), [power](../kt/power.md), [ruler](../other/ruler.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Colossians 02:10-12](rc://en/tn/help/col/02/10)
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* [Esther 09:29](rc://en/tn/help/est/09/29)
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* [Genesis 41:35-36](rc://en/tn/help/gen/41/35)
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* [Jonah 03:6-7](rc://en/tn/help/jon/03/06)
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* [Luke 12:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/luk/12/04)
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* [Luke 20:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/luk/20/01)
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* [Mark 01:21-22](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/01/21)
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* [Matthew 08:8-10](rc://en/tn/help/mat/08/08)
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* [Matthew 28:18-19](rc://en/tn/help/mat/28/18)
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* [Titus 03:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/tit/03/01)
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H8633, G831, G1413, G1849, G1850, G2003, G2715, G5247
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