HE BEARETH NOT THE SWORD IN VAIN

ROMANS 13:1-9

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. 
WHOSOEVER THEREFORE RESISTETH 
THE POWER, 
RESISTETH 
THE ORDINANCE OF GOD: 
AND 
THEY THAT RESIST 
SHALL RECEIVE 
TO 
THEMSELVES 
DAMNATION. 

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: 
FOR 
HE IS 
THE MINISTER OF GOD 
TO 
THEE FOR GOOD. 
BUT IF THOU DO 
THAT WHICH IS EVIL, 
BE AFRAID; 
FOR HE BEARETH 
NOT 
THE SWORD IN VAIN: 
FOR 
HE IS 
THE MINISTER OF GOD, 
A REVENGER 
TO 
EXECUTE WRATH 
UPON HIM 
THAT DOETH EVIL. 
WHEREFORE 
YE MUST 
NEEDS BE SUBJECT, 
NOT ONLY FOR WRATH, 
BUT ALSO 
FOR CONSCIENCE SAKE. 

LOVE