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Romans 13:5

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Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.

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Who is like the wise? Who knows the explanation of things? A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance.

Obey the king’s command, I say, because you took an oath before God.

So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.

This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing.

Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.

keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.