Divinely appointed servants and agents of God exercising their God-given authority for the good of those they govern and punishing those who do wrong, and to whom all must submit.

John 19:11

Civil authorities are divinely appointed

Romans 13:1

See also

1 Samuel 9:17; 16:1
Psalms 78:70-71
Proverbs 8:15-16
Jeremiah 27:6; 43:10
Daniel 2:21,37-38; 4:17,32; 5:18-21,26-28
Romans 13:4

Civil authorities are God's servants and agents

See also

Isaiah 45:1
Jeremiah 25:9; 27:6; 43:10
Romans 13:6
Proverbs 21:15

Civil authority exercised for the good of all and in order to punish wrongdoers

1 Peter 2:13-14

See also

Genesis 9:6
Ezra 7:26
Psalms 72:12-14; 78:72
Proverbs 19:12; 29:4,14
Acts 25:11
Romans 13:3-4
1 Timothy 2:2
Proverbs 24:21-22

Everyone must submit to civil authorities

Titus 3:1

See also

Ecclesiastes 8:2-5
Matthew 17:24-27; 22:15-21
Romans 13:1,5-7

pp Mk 12:13-17

1 Peter 2:13-14,17

pp Lk 20:20-25

Acts 5:29

Civil authorities are only to be obeyed in what is lawful according to Scripture

See also

Exodus 1:17
1 Kings 21:2-3
Daniel 1:8; 3:28; 6:7-10
Matthew 22:21
Acts 4:19

pp Mk 12:17

Hebrews 11:23

pp Lk 20:25

See also

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5219 authority, human institutions
5326 government
5358 judges
5366 king
5375 law
5465 profit
5487 queen
5509 rulers
5577 taxation
5959 submission
8458 peacemakers