Cross References

Romans 13:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

So put yourselves under the authority, not for fear of wrath, but because you have the knowledge of what is right.

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Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.

I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.

Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:

For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times.

Make prayers for us, for we are certain that our hearts are free from the sense of sin, desiring the right way of life in all things.

For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.

Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.