⁷ But the Lord told him, “Listen to the people and everything they say to you. They have not rejected you; they have rejected Me as their king.^(A)

¹⁶ Whoever listens to you listens to Me.^(A) Whoever rejects you rejects Me.^(B) And whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”^(C)

² So then, the one who resists the authority is opposing God’s command, and those who oppose it will bring judgment on themselves.