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 it is a servant of God to you for good. For if you practice evil, be afraid, for it does not bear the sword in vain; for it is a servant of God, a revenger for wrath on him who does evil.

If there is a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and they have been judged, and the righteous one is declared righteous, and the wrongdoer declared guilty,

The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoever stirs him up to anger sins against his own soul.

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding quiets great sinners.

Do you reign, because you lust to excel in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

Wilt

Then be in obedience to every ordinance of men, because of the Lord, whether to a king as supreme,

And who is the one who will harm you if you become imitators of the good?

General references

And those who remain shall hear and fear, and shall commit from then on no such evil among you.

then your elders and your judges shall come forth. And they shall measure to the cities which are around him who is dead.

And they answered Joshua, saying: We will do all that you command us, and wherever you send us we will go.

And he set judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.

And he drove them from the judgment seat.