sSee 2 Tim. 2:21
Exodus 14:31
31 aIsrael saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they bbelieved in the Lord and in his servant Moses.1 Samuel 24:6
6He said to his men, c“The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is dthe Lord’s anointed.”Ecclesiastes 8:2-5
2I say: ▼▼Hebrew lacks say
Keep the king’s command, because of fGod’s oath to him. ▼▼Or because of your oath to God
3Be not hasty to hgo from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleases. 4For the word of the king is supreme, and iwho may say to him, “What are you doing?” 5Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way. Matthew 22:21
21They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, j“Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”Romans 13:1-7
Submission to the Authorities
1Let every person kbe subject to the governing authorities. For lthere is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you mwill receive his approval, 4for nhe is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, oan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also pfor the sake of conscience. 6For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 qPay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.Titus 3:1
Be Ready for Every Good Work
1Remind them rto be submissive to rulers and authorities, sto be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
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