“For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.” -Romans 13:6
The demonstrative pronoun this is neuter and likely refers to the whole of what Paul is saying: namely, rulers are ministers of God executing judgment on evildoers so you should obey them as having been appointed by God. Although…
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