1 Peter 2:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Numbers 16:12
Joshua 1:16

1 Samuel 10:25
2 Chronicles 19:5

Bible References

For the punishment

For rulers are not to be feared for good works but for evil. Wilt thou be without fear of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praised of the same.

General references

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

And they answered Joshua, saying, "All that thou biddest us, we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.

Then Samuel told the people the duty of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD, and so sent all the people away; every man to his house.

And he set judges in the land, throughout all the strong cities of Judah, city by city,