Romans 13:5

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Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

Remind your hearers to respect and obey the Powers that be, to be ready for every kind of good work, to speak ill of no one, to avoid quarreling,

Submit to all human institutions for the Lord's sake, alike to the emperor as the supreme authority,

This being so, I strive at all times to keep my conscience clear before both God and man.

Pray for us, for we are sure that our consciences are clear, since our wish is to be occupied with what is good.

For this wins God's approval when, because conscious of God's presence, a man who is suffering unjustly bears his troubles patiently.

and keeping your consciences clear, so that, whenever you are maligned, those who vilify your good and Christian conduct may be put to shame.