17 Bible Verses about autonomy

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man hath become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he should put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoever walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

And I myself also am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

The LORD appeared of old to me, saying, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come to him, he saith to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat?

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

I wrote to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the pre-eminence among them, receiveth us not.

Then said Pilate to them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.