The actual context btw can be seen when reading Romans 12, you know the section right before 13 where Paul is talking about Christians not taking vengeance into their own hands when wronged or crimes are committed against them, because they are in the right and they are to let the authorities handle these legal matters about justice. Romans clearly says its about governing authorities being used by God to bring vengeance to wrong doers It's not about doing what ever the state says to do.