Submission to the Authorities
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Let every person 1be subject to the governing authorities. For 2there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
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Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
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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 3will receive his approval,
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for 4he 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, 5an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.
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Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also 6for the sake of conscience.
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For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
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7Pay 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.
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Romanos 13:1
Toda alma esteja sujeita �s autoridades superiores; porque não há autoridade que não venha de Deus; e as que existem foram ordenadas por Deus.
King James Version KJV
New King James Version NKJV
Romans 13:1
Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.
Nova Versão Internacional NVIP
Romanos 13:1
Todos devem sujeitar-se às autoridades governamentais, pois não há autoridade que não venha de Deus; as autoridades que existem foram por ele estabelecidas.
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)