Romanos 13

Be Subject to Government

1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God [granted by His permission and sanction], and those which exist have been put in place by God. [Prov 8:15] 2 Therefore whoever *13:2 An exception to this is recorded in Acts 5:27-29. See especially v 29.resists [governmental] authority resists the ordinance of God. And those who have resisted it will bring judgment (civil penalty) on themselves.