“Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.”
Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience. — Anankē (necessity, compulsion) to hypotassō (submit) operates on two levels: fear of timōria (punishment, penalty) and syneidēsis (conscience, inner knowing). The second motivation is higher—obedience rooted in conviction rather than mere coercion. Conscience acknowledges the authority's theological grounding.
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