Romans 13:3

For judges and magistrates are to be feared not by right-doers but by wrong-doers. You desire--do you not? --to have no reason to fear your ruler. Well, do the thing that is right, and then he will commend you.

Romans 13:4

For he is God's servant for your benefit. But if you do what is wrong, be afraid. He does not wear the sword to no purpose: he is God's servant--an administrator to inflict punishment upon evil-doers.

1 Peter 2:13-14

Submit, for the Lord's sake, to every authority set up by man, whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,

1 Peter 3:13-14

And who will be able to harm you, if you show yourselves zealous for that which is good?

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Summary

Romans 13:3

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

Rulers

Romans 13:4

Wilt

1 Peter 2:13

1 Peter 3:13

General references

Acts 18:16

Bible References

Rulers

Wilt

Submit, for the Lord's sake, to every authority set up by man, whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,

And who will be able to harm you, if you show yourselves zealous for that which is good?

General references

So he ordered them out of court.