Romans 13:2

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Therefore, whoever resists authority is resisting what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.

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  • Titus 3:1 : 1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, and to be ready for every good work.
  • 1 Pet 2:13 : 13 Submit yourselves to every human authority for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as the one in authority,
  • Jas 3:1 : 1 Not many should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we will receive a stricter judgment.
  • Isa 58:2 : 2 Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments and delight in drawing near to God.
  • Jer 23:8-9 : 8 Instead, they will say, ‘As the LORD lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel out of the land of the north and from all the lands where He had banished them.’ Then they will dwell in their own land. 9 Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like one overcome by wine, because of the LORD and His holy words. 10 The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse, the land mourns, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their course is evil, and their power is misused. 11 For both prophet and priest have become corrupt. Even in My house I have found their wickedness, declares the LORD. 12 Therefore, their path will become for them like slippery places in the darkness. They will be pushed and fall there, for I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment, declares the LORD. 13 Among the prophets of Samaria I saw something disgraceful: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray. 14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from their wickedness. They have all become to Me like Sodom, and the inhabitants like Gomorrah. 15 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: Behold, I will make them eat bitter wormwood and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land. 16 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. 17 They keep saying to those who despise the LORD, ‘The LORD says you will have peace.’ And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’
  • Jer 44:14-17 : 14 None of the remnant of Judah who have come to live as foreigners in the land of Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah. They are longing to return to live there, but none will return except a few fugitives. 15 Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods answered Jeremiah, along with all the women standing there in a large assembly, and all the people living in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, saying: 16 The word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you. 17 Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time, we had plenty of food, prospered, and experienced no disaster.
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
  • Mark 12:40 : 40 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.'
  • Luke 20:47 : 47 They devour widows’ houses and make long prayers for appearance’s sake. These will receive a greater condemnation.
  • Rom 13:5 : 5 Therefore, it is necessary to be subject, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 13:1
    89%

    1Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been established by God.

  • 1 Pet 2:13-15
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    80%

    13Submit yourselves to every human authority for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as the one in authority,

    14or to governors as those sent by him to punish evildoers and to praise those who do good.

    15For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish people.

  • Rom 13:3-7
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    3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will receive its approval.

    4For the ruler 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 God's servant, an avenger who carries out wrath on the wrongdoer.

    5Therefore, it is necessary to be subject, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.

    6This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are servants of God, continually attending to this very thing.

    7Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs are due, respect to whom respect is due, and honor to whom honor is due.

  • Titus 3:1
    74%

    1Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, and to be ready for every good work.

  • 1 Tim 2:2
    72%

    2for kings and all those in authority, so that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

  • Jas 4:6-7
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    72%

    6But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'

    7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  • Acts 5:39
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    39'But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop it. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.' They were persuaded by him.

  • 1 Pet 2:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

    18Servants, submit yourselves with all respect to your masters, not only to those who are good and gentle but also to those who are harsh.

  • 2 Pet 2:10
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    10especially those who follow the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. They are bold and arrogant, and they are unafraid to slander celestial beings.

  • Rom 2:5-8
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    69%

    5But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

    6He will repay each person according to their deeds.

    7To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life.

    8But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and anger.

  • Rom 2:2-3
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    68%

    2We know that God's judgment is based on truth against those who practice such things.

    3Do you think this, O person who judges those who practice such things, yet does the same yourself, that you will escape God’s judgment?

  • Eccl 8:4
    68%

    4Since the king’s word has authority, who can question him, saying, 'What are you doing?'

  • Heb 13:17
    68%

    17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Allow them to do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

  • Rom 6:16
    68%

    16Do you not know that if you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?

  • 2 Thess 1:8-9
    2 verses
    68%

    8In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

    9They will be punished with eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might.

  • Rev 13:10
    67%

    10If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed. This calls for the endurance and faith of the saints.

  • 2 Cor 10:6
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    6And we are ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.

  • Rom 9:19
    67%

    19You will say to me then, 'Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?'

  • Rom 2:11-12
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    11For God shows no partiality.

    12For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

  • Titus 2:9
    67%

    9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, aiming to be well-pleasing and not argumentative.

  • 2 Thess 1:5-6
    2 verses
    67%

    5This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

    6Since it is just for God to repay those who trouble you with affliction,

  • Rom 14:11-12
    2 verses
    67%

    11It is written: 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.'

    12So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

  • Acts 5:29
    67%

    29But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'

  • Jas 5:6
    67%

    6You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, who does not resist you.

  • Rom 12:19
    67%

    19Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord.

  • Eph 6:9
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    9And masters, treat your slaves in the same way, without threatening them, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

  • Rom 6:12
    66%

    12Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.

  • 1 Pet 3:13
    66%

    13Who then will harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

  • 2 Tim 2:25
    66%

    25Gently instruct those who oppose you, in the hope that God might grant them repentance, leading them to a knowledge of the truth.

  • Ps 2:2
    66%

    2The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.

  • Jas 4:12
    66%

    12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?

  • 2 Thess 2:12
    66%

    12in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.

  • Col 3:25
    66%

    25But the one who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no favoritism.

  • Prov 13:13
    66%

    13Whoever despises the word will bring destruction upon themselves, but respecting the commandment brings a reward.