But Jehovah’s Witnesses did this as a united religious body. By far the majority held firm to the fundamental Scriptural principle: “Obey God as ruler rather than men. ” ​ — Acts 5: 29; Mark 12: 17.
“ मनुष्यांपेक्षा देवाची आज्ञा मानली पाहिजे ” हे मूलभूत शास्त्रवचनीय तत्त्व बहुतेकांनी पाळले. — प्रेषितांची कृत्ये ५: २९; मार्क १२: १७.