Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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
Wilt
General references
Bible References
Rulers
Romans 13:4
for he is the minister of God for you for good. But if you do evil, fear; for he bears not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, executing judgment unto wrath unto the one doing evil.
Wilt
1 Peter 2:13
Submit to every human creature for the sake of the Lord: whether to the king as supereminent,
1 Peter 3:13
Who is the one about to harm you, if you may be zealots of the good?
General references
Acts 18:16
And he drove them away from the tribunal.