1 Peter 2:14

or to governors as sent by Him for vengeance on evildoers, but for praise on well-doers.

Romans 13:3-4

For the rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the bad. And do you desire to be not afraid of the authority? Do the good, and you shall have praise from it.

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1 Peter 2:14

Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

For the punishment

Romans 13:3

General references

Bible References

For the punishment

For the rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the bad. And do you desire to be not afraid of the authority? Do the good, and you shall have praise from it.

General references

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. And they said, We will not come up.

And they answered Joshua, saying: We will do all that you command us, and wherever you send us we will go.

Then Samuel told the people the duties of the kingdom, and wrote in a book and laid it up before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his house.

And he set judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.