Romans 13:1

Modern English Version

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist are appointed by God.

Cross References

Titus 3:1

Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey them, to be ready for every good work,

Daniel 2:21

It is He who changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding.

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “You would have no power at all over Me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.”

Jude 1:8

Likewise, these ungodly dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and slander celestial beings.

Psalm 62:11

God has spoken once; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God.

Ephesians 5:21

being submissive to one another in the fear of God.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts up the oppressed from the dunghill to make them sit with princes and inherit a throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth belong to the Lord, and He has set the world upon them.

Revelation 19:16

On His robe and on His thigh He has a name written: king of kings and lord of lords.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

Daniel 4:32

And you shall be driven away from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be given grass to eat as oxen, and seven periods of time shall pass over you until you know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of men and gives it to whomever He wills.”

Revelation 17:14

These will wage war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those who are with Him are called and chosen and faithful.”

Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Deuteronomy 17:12

The man who acts presumptuously and does not listen to the priest who stands to minister before the Lord your God, or to the judge—that man must die, and you must purge the evil from Israel.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not associate with those given to change,

Daniel 4:17

“ ‘This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones, in order that the living may know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of men and gives it to whomever He wills and sets up over it the basest of men.’

Acts 2:41

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized, and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

Romans 12:21

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Romans 13:2

Therefore whoever resists the authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,