Romans 13:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 13:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 13:5 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 13:5 — KJV
“Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.”
— Romans 13:5 (KJV)
Romans 13:5 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 13:5
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:5: must, needs, also
“They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:5: must, needs, also
“Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:5: only, also, sake
“For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:5: only, also, sake
“For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.”
Shares key themes with Romans 13:5: only, also, sake
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