Romans 13:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 13:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 13:3 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 13:3 — KJV
“For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:”
— Romans 13:3 (KJV)
Romans 13:3 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 13:3
“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:3: evil, then, power
“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely...: Heb. dying thou shalt die”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:3: good, evil, shalt
“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:3: good, evil, then
“That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. That...: Heb. If thou shalt”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:3: good, wilt, shalt
“And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. lamb: or, kid”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:3: wilt, then, shalt
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