Romans 13:5 Cross References

Romans 13:5

5: So you must obey the government for two reasons: to keep from being punished and to keep a clear conscience.

1 Peter 2:19

  1. For God is pleased with you when, for the sake of your conscience, you patiently endure unfair treatment.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

  1. Obey the king because you have vowed before God to do this.

1 Samuel 24:5

  1. But then David's conscience began bothering him because he had cut Saul's robe.
  2. "The LORD knows I shouldn't have done it," he said to his men. "It is a serious thing to attack the LORD's anointed one, for the LORD himself has chosen him."

Acts 24:16

  1. Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and everyone else.

Hebrews 13:18

  1. Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do.

1 Peter 3:16

  1. But you must do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak evil against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.

Titus 3:1

  1. Remind your people to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good.
  2. They must not speak evil of anyone, and they must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone.

1 Peter 2:13

  1. For the Lord's sake, accept all authority--the king as head of state,
  2. and the officials he has appointed. For the king has sent them to punish all who do wrong and to honor those who do right.
  3. It is God's will that your good lives should silence those who make foolish accusations against you.
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