are in authority # 54_1TI_02_02 For kings, and [for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. ## For kings, and [for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. are in authority # 20_PRO_29_02 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice_ but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. ## When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.