Romans 13:4

Young's Literal Translation 1898

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:9

Jehovah thy God is blessed who delighted in thee, to put thee on the throne of Israel; in Jehovah's loving Israel to the age He doth set thee for king, to do judgment and righteousness.

2 Chronicles 19:6

and saith unto the judges, ‘See what ye are doing — for not for man do ye judge, but for Jehovah, who [is] with you in the matter of judgment;

Proverbs 16:14

The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

Proverbs 20:2

The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.

Proverbs 20:26

A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.

Proverbs 20:8

A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,

Isaiah 1:17

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive [for] the widow.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have been fat, they have shone, Yea, they have overpassed the acts of the evil, Judgment they have not judged, The judgment of the fatherless — and they prosper, And the judgment of the needy they have not judged.

Ezekiel 22:27

Its princes in its midst [are] as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.

Ezekiel 25:14

And I have given My vengeance on Edom, By the hand of My people Israel, And they have done in Edom, According to My anger, and according to My fury, And they have known My vengeance, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Micah 3:9

Hear this, I pray you, heads of the house of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Who are making judgment abominable, And all uprightness do pervert.

Romans 12:19

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, ‘Vengeance [is] Mine,

Romans 13:6

for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;

1 Thessalonians 4:6

that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger [is] the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified,

Joshua 20:5

‘And when the redeemer of blood doth pursue after him, then they do not shut up the man-slayer into his hand, for without knowledge he hath smitten his neighbour, and is not hating him hitherto;

Joshua 20:9

These have been cities of meeting for all the sons of Israel, and for a sojourner who is sojourning in their midst, for the fleeing thither of any one smiting life inadvertently, and he doth not die by the hand of the redeemer of blood till his standing before the company.

1 Peter 2:14

whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil doers, and a praise of those doing good;