Romans 13:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 13:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 13:1 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of G..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 13:1 — KJV
“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. ordained: or, ordered”
— Romans 13:1 (KJV)
Romans 13:1 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 13:1
“Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:1: every, subject, powers
“Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:1: subject, powers, power
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:1: let, soul, god
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:1: let, every, god
“And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:1: let, every, soul
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