Romans 13:5

James Moffatt - New Testament

You must be obedient, therefore, not only to avoid the divine vengeance but as a matter of conscience,

Cross References

1 Peter 2:19

for it is a merit when from a sense of God one bears the pain of unjust suffering.

Acts 24:16

Hence I too endeavour to have a clear conscience before God and men all the time.

1 Peter 3:16

see that you have a clean conscience, so that, for all their slander of you, these libellers of your good Christian behaviour may be ashamed.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for me, for I am sure I have a clean conscience; my desire is in every way to lead an honest life.

Romans 13:6

for the same reason as you pay taxes — since magistrates are God's officers, bent upon the maintenance of order and authority.