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Submission to Authorities and Civic Duty

Romans 13:1-7

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Chapter 13
1 Every soul must submit to the authorities that hold superior power, for there is no authority except under God, but the ones existing are appointed under God. 2 So the one opposing the authority—the authority that is the ordinance of God—has resisted the ordinance of God, and those who have resisted will receive judgment for themselves. 3 For the rulers are not a fear to the good deed, but to the bad. Do you want not to fear the authority? Do the good, and you will have praise from it. 4 For he is a servant of God to you for the good. But if you do evil, fear, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is a servant of God, an avenger to wrath for the one practicing the evil. 5 Therefore, you must submit, not only because of the wrath but also because of the conscience. 6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are ministers of God, steadfastly persevering in this very thing. 7 Render to all what is due: the tax to the one who receives the tax, the revenue to the one who receives the revenue, the reverential fear to the one who receives reverential fear, the honor to the one who receives honor.