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Let every person be subject to the governing authorities .
For there is no authority except from God ,
and those that exist have been instituted by God .
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Therefore he who 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 him who is in authority ?
Then do what is good ,
and you will receive his approval ,
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for he is God '
s servant for your good .
But if you do wrong ,
be afraid ,
for he does not bear the sword in vain ;
he is the servant of God to execute his wrath on the wrongdoer .
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Therefore one must be subject ,
not only to avoid God '
s wrath but also for the sake of conscience .
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For the same reason you also pay taxes ,
for the authorities are ministers of God ,
attending to this very thing .
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Pay all of them their dues ,
taxes to whom taxes are due ,
revenue to whom revenue is due ,
respect to whom respect is due ,
honor to whom honor is due .