Romans 13:5-7 Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.

MSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. ⁶ This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. ⁷ Therefore pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.