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Romans 13:7
Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.
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Romans 6:13
Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.
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Matthew 17:25-27
“ Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house. But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him,“ What do you think, Peter? Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?”“ They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied.“ Well, then,” Jesus said,“ the citizens are free!However, we don’t want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us.”
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Proverbs 23:26
O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
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Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it.
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Romans 12:1
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice— the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.
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Matthew 22:33
When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching.
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1 Corinthians 14 24-1 Corinthians 14 25
But if all of you are prophesying, and unbelievers or people who don’t understand these things come into your meeting, they will be convicted of sin and judged by what you say.As they listen, their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring,“ God is truly here among you.”
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Malachi 1:6
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests:“ A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name!“ But you ask,‘ How have we ever shown contempt for your name?’
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Acts 4:19-20
But Peter and John replied,“ Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him?We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.”
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Job 5:12-13
He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted.
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2 Corinthians 5 14-2 Corinthians 5 15
Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.
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1 Corinthians 6 19-1 Corinthians 6 20
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself,for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
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Matthew 22:22
His reply amazed them, and they went away.
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1 Peter 2 17
Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king.
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Matthew 22:46
No one could answer him. And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.
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Mark 12:30
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’
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Proverbs 24:21
My child, fear the Lord and the king. Don’t associate with rebels,