Romans 13
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1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Romans 13:1
2Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
Romans 13:2
3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
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4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Romans 13:4
5Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
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6For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
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7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Romans 13:7
8Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Romans 13:8
9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
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11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
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12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
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13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
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14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
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Chapter 13
Cross References
Romans 13:1
Titus 3:1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates...1 Peter 2:13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be t...Daniel 2:21And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kin...John 19:11Jesus answered,Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were giv...Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
Romans 13:2
1 Peter 2:13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be t...Titus 3:1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates...James 3:1My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater cond...Romans 13:5Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience...Mark 12:40Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall r...
Romans 13:3
Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yieldi...Jeremiah 22:15Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat...Deuteronomy 25:1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the jud...Proverbs 20:2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sin...Proverbs 14:35The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that ca...
Romans 13:4
Romans 12:19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it...Proverbs 20:2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sin...2 Chronicles 19:6And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for...Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.1 Thessalonians 4:6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lo...
Romans 13:5
Acts 24:16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence tow...Ecclesiastes 8:2I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of...1 Peter 2:19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffer...Titus 3:1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates...1 Peter 2:13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be t...
Romans 13:6
Matthew 22:17Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar,...Mark 12:14And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true,...Luke 20:21And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightl...Luke 23:2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation...Matthew 17:24¶ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to...
Romans 13:7
1 Peter 2:17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.Luke 20:25And he said unto them,Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which be Cæsar’s, a...Matthew 17:25He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying,...Proverbs 24:21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given...1 Timothy 5:17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially the...
Romans 13:8
Romans 13:10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the la...Matthew 22:39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Galatians 5:14For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neig...Matthew 7:12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even s...Proverbs 3:27¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thin...
Romans 13:9
Exodus 20:12¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land whic...Matthew 22:39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Luke 10:27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and...Mark 12:31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. T...Deuteronomy 5:16¶ Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; tha...
Romans 13:10
Romans 13:11
1 Thessalonians 5:5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the...1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto pray...Ephesians 5:14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Chris...Mark 13:35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even...1 Corinthians 15:34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I s...
Romans 13:12
Ezekiel 18:31¶ Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and...Ephesians 5:11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove...2 Corinthians 6:7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the...James 1:21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive w...Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles o...
Cross References
Romans 13:1
Titus 3:1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates...1 Peter 2:13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be t...Daniel 2:21And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kin...John 19:11Jesus answered,Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were giv...Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
Romans 13:2
1 Peter 2:13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be t...Titus 3:1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates...James 3:1My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater cond...Romans 13:5Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience...Mark 12:40Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall r...
Romans 13:3
Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yieldi...Jeremiah 22:15Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat...Deuteronomy 25:1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the jud...Proverbs 20:2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sin...Proverbs 14:35The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that ca...
Romans 13:4
Romans 12:19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it...Proverbs 20:2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sin...2 Chronicles 19:6And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for...Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.1 Thessalonians 4:6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lo...
Romans 13:5
Acts 24:16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence tow...Ecclesiastes 8:2I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of...1 Peter 2:19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffer...Titus 3:1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates...1 Peter 2:13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be t...
Romans 13:6
Matthew 22:17Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar,...Mark 12:14And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true,...Luke 20:21And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightl...Luke 23:2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation...Matthew 17:24¶ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to...
Romans 13:7
1 Peter 2:17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.Luke 20:25And he said unto them,Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which be Cæsar’s, a...Matthew 17:25He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying,...Proverbs 24:21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given...1 Timothy 5:17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially the...
Romans 13:8
Romans 13:10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the la...Matthew 22:39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Galatians 5:14For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neig...Matthew 7:12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even s...Proverbs 3:27¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thin...
Romans 13:9
Exodus 20:12¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land whic...Matthew 22:39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Luke 10:27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and...Mark 12:31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. T...Deuteronomy 5:16¶ Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; tha...
Romans 13:10
Romans 13:11
1 Thessalonians 5:5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the...1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto pray...Ephesians 5:14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Chris...Mark 13:35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even...1 Corinthians 15:34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I s...
Romans 13:12
Ezekiel 18:31¶ Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and...Ephesians 5:11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove...2 Corinthians 6:7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the...James 1:21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive w...Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles o...