“Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Romans 13 contains 14 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.