Rom 13:4, 6 | ESV | STEP | for he 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 , an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer .

Romans 13:4

4 for ^ahe 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, ^ban avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.

Romans 13:6

6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.