a.   Rom 13:1.  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.   Titus 3:1.  Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,   1 Pet 2:13-14.  Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.