Romans 13:1-4

¹Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.

²Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

³For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

⁴For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

— Romans 13:1-4

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Cross References for Romans 13:1-4

• Titus 3:1
• 1 Peter 2:13-17
• Daniel 2:21
• John 19:11
• Proverbs 8:15-16
• Jeremiah 27:5-8
• Daniel 5:18-23
• Jude 1:8
• 1 Peter 2:13
• Psalm 62:11

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