EXPOSITION
Bible Commentary
Romans 13:1-14
The Pulpit Commentary on Romans 13:1-14
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain
Recommended reading
More for Romans 13:1-14
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
Matthew Henry on Romans 13:1-7Romans 13:1-7 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe grace of the gospel teaches us submission and quiet, where pride and the carnal mind only see causes for murmuring and discontent. Whatever the persons in authority over us themselves may be, yet the just power they…Obedience to Magistrates Enforced. (a. d. 58.)Romans 13:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleOBEDIENCE TO MAGISTRATES ENFORCED. (A. D. 58.) We are here taught how to conduct ourselves towards magistrates, and those that are in authority over us, called here the higher powers, intimating their authority (they ar…The Pulpit Commentary on Romans 13:1-8Romans 13:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryFrom admonitions to keep peace, if possible, with all men, whether or not within the Christian circle, and to act honourably and benevolently towards all, the apostle now passes to the duty of Christians towards the civ…The Pulpit Commentary on Romans 13:1Romans 13:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryLet every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of (rather, from) God: the powers that be are ordained of God. It is of God's ordering that there should be human governments and human laws. W…The Pulpit Commentary on Romans 13:1-7Romans 13:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryLoyalty, There was danger, in the first age of Christianity, lest the nature of the kingdom of the Lord Jesus should be misunderstood even by its subjects, and misrepresented by those without. A spiritual empire was a n…The Pulpit Commentary on Romans 13:1-7Romans 13:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Christian as citizen. The duty of Christians as citizens is in our day not sufficiently recognized. Many Christians keep aloof from public life and the duties of citizenship because of the political corruption and p…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Romans 13:1-7The grace of the gospel teaches us submission and quiet, where pride and the carnal mind only see causes for murmuring and discontent. Whatever the persons in authority over us themselves may be, yet the just power they…Matthew HenrycommentaryObedience to Magistrates Enforced. (a. d. 58.)OBEDIENCE TO MAGISTRATES ENFORCED. (A. D. 58.) We are here taught how to conduct ourselves towards magistrates, and those that are in authority over us, called here the higher powers, intimating their authority (they ar…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Romans 13:1-7Loyalty, There was danger, in the first age of Christianity, lest the nature of the kingdom of the Lord Jesus should be misunderstood even by its subjects, and misrepresented by those without. A spiritual empire was a n…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Romans 13:1-8From admonitions to keep peace, if possible, with all men, whether or not within the Christian circle, and to act honourably and benevolently towards all, the apostle now passes to the duty of Christians towards the civ…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Romans 13:1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of (rather, from) God: the powers that be are ordained of God. It is of God's ordering that there should be human governments and human laws. W…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Romans 13:1-7The Christian as citizen. The duty of Christians as citizens is in our day not sufficiently recognized. Many Christians keep aloof from public life and the duties of citizenship because of the political corruption and p…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Romans 13:1-7Christian submission. We now pass from ecclesiastical to civil relations. Because the Christian has entered upon a new brotherhood in Christ, he does not cease to belong to the old brotherhood of natural society. And as…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Romans 13:1-6Submission to constituted authority. The reception of a new truth requires its adjustment to previously accepted truths. The introduction of a new system like Christianity necessitated an examination of its relationship…Joseph S. Exell and contributors