Romans 13:1

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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

Cross References

Psalm 62:11

Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God,

Proverbs 24:21

My child, fear the Lord and the king, and do not disobey either of them,

Daniel 2:21

He changes times and seasons, deposes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.

Daniel 4:17

The sentence is rendered by decree of the watchers, the decision is given by order of the holy ones, in order that all who live may know that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdom of mortals; he gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of human beings.’

Daniel 4:32

You shall be driven away from human society, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you have learned that the Most High has sovereignty over the kingdom of mortals and gives it to whom he will.”

Matthew 6:13

And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.

John 19:11

Jesus answered him, “You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above; therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

Acts 2:41

So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.

Romans 12:21

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

Romans 13:2

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

Ephesians 5:21

being subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Deuteronomy 17:12

As for anyone who presumes to disobey the priest appointed to minister there to the Lord your God or the judge, that person shall die. So you shall purge the evil from Israel.

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity.

Titus 3:1

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

Jude 1:8

Yet in the same way these dreamers also defile the flesh, reject authority, and slander the glorious ones.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood

Revelation 17:14

they will wage war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”

Revelation 19:16

On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, “King of kings and Lord of lords.”

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and on them he has set the world.