Romans 13:3

Good News Translation

For rulers are not to be feared by those who do good, but by those who do evil. Would you like to be unafraid of those in authority? Then do what is good, and they will praise you,

Cross References

Proverbs 14:35

Kings are pleased with competent officials, but they punish those who fail them.

Proverbs 20:2

Fear an angry king as you would a growling lion; making him angry is suicide.

Romans 13:2

Whoever opposes the existing authority opposes what God has ordered; and anyone who does so will bring judgment on himself.

Romans 13:4

because they are God's servants working for your own good. But if you do evil, then be afraid of them, because their power to punish is real. They are God's servants and carry out God's punishment on those who do evil.

Deuteronomy 25:1

“Suppose two Israelites go to court to settle a dispute, and one is declared innocent and the other guilty.