Romans 13:4

for [the power] is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister of justice for punishment to him that does evil.

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And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

Punished

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Punished

Romans 13:4
for [the power] is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister of justice for punishment to him that does evil.