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I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
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.
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;