Bible Cross References
kings
Ezra 6:10
This is to be done so that they can offer sacrifices that are acceptable to the God of Heaven and pray for his blessing on me and my sons.
Nehemiah 1:11
Listen now to my prayer and to the prayers of all your other servants who want to honor you. Give me success today and make the emperor merciful to me." In those days I was the emperor's wine steward.
Psalm 20:1-4
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May the LORD answer you when you are in trouble! May the God of Jacob protect you!
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May he send you help from his Temple and give you aid from Mount Zion.
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May he accept all your offerings and be pleased with all your sacrifices.
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May he give you what you desire and make all your plans succeed.
Psalm 72:1
Teach the king to judge with your righteousness, O God; share with him your own justice,
Jeremiah 29:7
Work for the good of the cities where I have made you go as prisoners. Pray to me on their behalf, because if they are prosperous, you will be prosperous too.
for all
Romans 13:1-7
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Everyone must obey state authorities, because no authority exists without God's permission, and the existing authorities have been put there by God.
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Whoever opposes the existing authority opposes what God has ordered; and anyone who does so will bring judgment on himself.
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For rulers are not to be feared by those who do good, but by those who do evil. Would you like to be unafraid of those in authority? Then do what is good, and they will praise you,
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because they are God's servants working for your own good. But if you do evil, then be afraid of them, because their power to punish is real. They are God's servants and carry out God's punishment on those who do evil.
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For this reason you must obey the authorities---not just because of God's punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
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That is also why you pay taxes, because the authorities are working for God when they fulfill their duties.
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Pay, then, what you owe them; pay them your personal and property taxes, and show respect and honor for them all.
1 Peter 2:13
For the sake of the Lord submit yourselves to every human authority: to the Emperor, who is the supreme authority,
that
Genesis 49:14
"Issachar is no better than a donkey That lies stretched out between its saddlebags.
Genesis 49:15
But he sees that the resting place is good And that the land is delightful. So he bends his back to carry the load And is forced to work as a slave.
2 Samuel 20:19
Ours is a great city, one of the most peaceful and loyal in Israel. Why are you trying to destroy it? Do you want to ruin what belongs to the LORD?"
Proverbs 24:21
Have reverence for the LORD, my child, and honor the king. Have nothing to do with people who rebel against them;
Ecclesiastes 3:12
So I realized that all we can do is be happy and do the best we can while we are still alive.
Ecclesiastes 3:13
All of us should eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for. It is God's gift.
Ecclesiastes 8:2-5
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Do what the king says, and don't make any rash promises to God.
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The king can do anything he likes, so depart from his presence; don't stay in such a dangerous place.
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The king acts with authority, and no one can challenge what he does.
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As long as you obey his commands, you are safe, and a wise person knows how and when to do it.
Romans 12:18
Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
Make it your aim to live a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to earn your own living, just as we told you before.
Hebrews 12:14
Try to be at peace with everyone, and try to live a holy life, because no one will see the Lord without it.
all godliness
Luke 1:6
They both lived good lives in God's sight and obeyed fully all the Lord's laws and commands.
Luke 2:25
At that time there was a man named Simeon living in Jerusalem. He was a good, God-fearing man and was waiting for Israel to be saved. The Holy Spirit was with him
Acts 10:22
"Captain Cornelius sent us," they answered. "He is a good man who worships God and is highly respected by all the Jewish people. An angel of God told him to invite you to his house, so that he could hear what you have to say."
Acts 24:16
And so I do my best always to have a clear conscience before God and people.
Philippians 4:8
In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable.
Titus 2:10-14
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or steal from them. Instead, they must show that they are always good and faithful, so as to bring credit to the teaching about God our Savior in all they do.
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For God has revealed his grace for the salvation of all people.
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That grace instructs us to give up ungodly living and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this world,
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as we wait for the blessed Day we hope for, when the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ will appear.
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He gave himself for us, to rescue us from all wickedness and to make us a pure people who belong to him alone and are eager to do good.
1 Peter 2:9-13
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But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.
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At one time you were not God's people, but now you are his people; at one time you did not know God's mercy, but now you have received his mercy.
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I appeal to you, my friends, as strangers and refugees in this world! Do not give in to bodily passions, which are always at war against the soul.
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Your conduct among the heathen should be so good that when they accuse you of being evildoers, they will have to recognize your good deeds and so praise God on the Day of his coming.
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For the sake of the Lord submit yourselves to every human authority: to the Emperor, who is the supreme authority,
2 Peter 1:3-7
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God's divine power has given us everything we need to live a truly religious life through our knowledge of the one who called us to share in his own glory and goodness.
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In this way he has given us the very great and precious gifts he promised, so that by means of these gifts you may escape from the destructive lust that is in the world, and may come to share the divine nature.
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For this very reason do your best to add goodness to your faith; to your goodness add knowledge;
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to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add endurance; to your endurance add godliness;
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to your godliness add Christian affection; and to your Christian affection add love.