6 pairs
Romans 13:1 instructs believers to be subject to governing authorities, a theme echoed in 1 Peter 2:13-14, which calls for submission to every human institution for the Lord's sake.
Thematic focusSubmission to Authority, Christian Conduct.
Romans 13:8 emphasizes that love fulfills the law, a concept also found in Galatians 5:14, which states that the whole law is fulfilled in the command to love your neighbor as yourself.
Thematic focusLove, Fulfillment of the Law.
Romans 13:9 lists commandments and concludes that they are summed up in loving your neighbor, paralleling Jesus' teaching in Matthew 22:37-40 about the greatest commandments.
Thematic focusCommandments, Love, Jesus' Teachings.
Romans 13:11 urges believers to wake from sleep because salvation is near, similar to 1 Thessalonians 5:6, which encourages vigilance and sobriety as the day of the Lord approaches.
Thematic focusAwakening, Salvation, Eschatology.
Romans 13:12 speaks of casting off the works of darkness and putting on the armor of light, a theme also found in Ephesians 5:8, which calls believers to live as children of light.
Thematic focusLight vs. Darkness, Christian Living.
Romans 13:14 instructs believers to put on the Lord Jesus Christ, which is similar to Galatians 3:27, where those baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Thematic focusUnion with Christ, Christian Identity.