Jer 23:5-6, Rom 13:3-4 | ESV | STEP | Behold , the days are coming , declares the Lord , when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch , and he shall reign as king and deal wisely , and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land .

Jeremiah 23:5-6

5 ^a“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous ^bBranch, and ^che shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and ^dIsrael will ^edwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ^f‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

Romans 13:3-4

3 For 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 ^gwill receive his approval, 4 for ^hhe 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, ⁱan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.