Romans 13:3

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

Cross References (8)

  • Ecclesiastes 10:4–6 (9)

    If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.

  • Proverbs 20:2 (8)

    The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.

  • Proverbs 14:35 (8)

    A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.

  • 1 Peter 2:13–14 (8)

    Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

  • Deuteronomy 25:1 (7)

    If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the g

  • Jeremiah 22:15–18 (6)

    Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteou

  • 1 Peter 3:13–14 (6)

    Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

  • Romans 13:4 (5)

    For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is Go