Romans 13:4

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

For he is the minister of God for thy welth. But and yf thou do evyll then feare: for he beareth not a swearde for nought: but is the minister of God to take vengeaunce on them that do evyll.

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  • Rom 12:19 : 19 Derly beloued avenge not youre selves but geve roume vnto the wrath of God. For it is written: vengeaunce is myne and I will rewarde saith the LORde.
  • 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 that no man goo to farre and defraude his brother in bargayninge: because the LORde is a venger of all suche thinges as we tolde you before tyme and testified.
  • Num 35:19-27 : 19 The iudge of bloude shall slee the murtherer as sone as he fyndeth him: 20 Yf he thrust him of hate or hourle at him with layenge of wayte that he dye 21 or smyte him with his hande of enuye that he dye he that smote him shall dye for he is a murtherer. The iustice of bloude shall slee him as soone as he fyndeth him. 22 But and yf he pusshed him by chaunce and not of hate or cast at him with any maner of thynge and not of layenge of wayte: 23 or cast any maner of stone at him that he dye therewith and sawe him not: And he cast it apon him and he dyed but was not his enemye nether soughte him ony harme: 24 Then the cogregacion shall iudge betwene the sleer ad the executer of bloude in soche cases. 25 And the congregacion shall delyuer the sleer out of the hande of the iudge of bloude and shall restore him agayne vnto the fraunchesed cytye whother he was fleed. And he shall byde there vnto the dethe off the hye preaste whiche was anoynted with holy oyle. 26 But and yf he came without the borders of his preuyleged citie whether he was fled 27 yf the bloudvenger fynde him without the borders of his fre towne he shall flee the murtherer and be giltlesse
  • Rom 13:6 : 6 And even for this cause paye ye tribute. For they are goddes ministers servynge for the same purpose.

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    1Let every soule submit him selfe vnto the auctorite of ye hyer powers. For there is no power but of God.

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  • 1 Pet 2:13-18
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    13Submit youre selves vnto all manner ordinaunce of man for the LORdes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the chefe heed:

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  • Heb 13:17
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    17Obeye the that have the oversight of you and submit youre selves to them for they watch for youre soules even as they that must geve a comptes: that they maye do it with ioye and not with grefe. For that is an vnproffitable thynge for you.

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    8We knowe yt the lawe is good yf a man vse it lawfully

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    43Se therfore that thou reigne not ouer him cruelly but feare thi God.

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  • 1 Thess 4:6
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    3Thikest thou this O thou ma that iudgest them which do soche thinges and yet doest eve the very same yt thou shalt escape ye iudgemet of God?