Romans 13:1-3 LET every person be obedient to the superior authorities. For there is no authority except from God and the actual authorities have been appointed by God.

Riverside⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ LET every person be obedient to the superior authorities. For there is no authority except from God and the actual authorities have been appointed by God. ² So he who resists the authority opposes the arrangement of God. Those who resist will bring on themselves condemnation. ³ For rulers are not a terror to good deeds, but to bad. Do you wish not to fear the authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from it.