and he will say to you, I know not whence you are; depart from me, all doers of wickedness.

Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles have absolute power and lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’

and come out, the doers of good to be raised to life, ill-doers to be raised for the sentence of judgment.

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all doers of miracles?

or to governors as sent by Him for vengeance on evildoers, but for praise on well-doers.

For it is better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer as well-doers than as evildoers;

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.

the magistrate is God's servant for your benefit. But if you do wrong, you may well be alarmed; a magistrate does not wield the power of the sword for nothing, he is God's servant for the infliction of divine vengeance upon evil-doers.

to prove that you are sons of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun rise on bad as well as good people, and makes the rain come down on doers of right and of wrong alike.