Romans 13:3

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

1 Peter 2:13

1 Peter 3:13

General references

Acts 18:16

Bible References

Rulers

For they are God's servants, working for your good.

"When there is a conflict between individuals, let them come to court to judge the case, decide who is innocent, and condemn the guilty person.

The king approves the wise servant, but he is angry at anyone who acts shamefully.

A king's anger is like a lion's roar; anyone who angers him forfeits his life.

If your overseer gets angry at you, don't resign, because calmness pacifies great offenses.

Are you a king because you try to outdo everyone with cedar? Your father ate and drank and upheld justice and righteousness, did he not? And then it went well for him.

Wilt

For the Lord's sake submit yourselves to every human authority: whether to the king as supreme,

Who will harm you if you are devoted to doing what is good?

General references

When others hear of this, they will be afraid and will not do such an evil deed again in your midst.

then let your elders and judges go out and measure the distance from the dead body to the neighboring cities.

"We'll do everything that you commanded," they replied. "We'll go wherever you send us.

and appointing judges throughout the land in all of the walled cities of Judah, city by city. He issued this reminder to the judges:

So he drove them away from the judge's seat.