- a Governor:
- "Andª Jesusª cameª° and spakeª° unto them,ª saying,ª° Allª powerª is givenª° unto meª inª heavenª andª inª earth.ª" {Mtt 28:18} + "The sceptreª shall not¹ departª° from Judah,ª¹ nor a lawgiverª° from between¹¹ his feet,ª untilª¹ Shilohª come;ª° and unto him [shall] the gatheringª of the peopleª [be]." {Gen 49:10} + "Out of Jacobª¹ shall come he that shall have dominion,ª° and shall destroyª° him that remainethª of the city.ª¹" {Num 24:19} + "For¹ Judahª prevailedª° above his brethren,ª and of¹ him [came] the chief ruler;ª but the birthrightª [was] Joseph's:)ª" {1Ch 5:2} + "Why¹ do the heathenª rage,ª° and the peopleª imagineª° a vain thing?ª ... Yet have I¹ setª° my kingª upon¹ my holyª hillª of Zion.ª" {Psa 2:1-6} + "For¹ unto us a childª is born,ª° unto us a sonª is given:ª° and the governmentª shall be upon¹ his shoulder:ª and his nameª shall be¹ calledª° Wonderful,ª Counsellor,ª° The mightyª God,ª The everlastingª Father,ª The Princeª of Peace.ª ... Of the increaseª of [his] governmentª and peaceª [there shall be] no¹ end,ª upon¹ the throneª of David,ª and upon¹ his kingdom,ª to orderª° it, and to establishª° it with judgmentª and with justiceª from henceforth¹¹ even for² ever.ª¹ The zealª of the LORDª of hostsª will performª° this.¹" {Isa 9:6-7} + "Andª hath putª° allª [things] underª hisª feet,ª andª gaveª° himª [to be] the headª overª allª [things] to the¹ church,ª" {Eph 1:22} + "Andª heª isª° the¹ headª of the¹ body,ª the¹ church:ª whoª isª° the beginning,ª the firstbornª fromª the¹ dead;ª thatª inª allª [things] heª might haveª° the preeminence.ª°" {Col 1:18} + "Andª he shall ruleª° themª withª a rodª of iron;ª asª the¹ vesselsª of a potterª shall they be broken to shivers:ª° even²° asª Iª receivedª° ofª myª Father.ª" {Rev 2:27} + "Andª the¹ seventhª angelª sounded;ª° andª there wereª° greatª voicesª inª heaven,ª saying,ª° The¹ kingdomsª of this worldª are becomeª° [the kingdoms] of ourª Lord,ª andª of his²¹ Christ;ª andª he shall reignª° for² ever² and ever.ª¹" {Rev 11:15}
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