Romans 13

1 Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the [powers] that be are ordained of God.

2 For which reason everyone who puts himself against the authority puts himself against the order of God: and those who are against it will get punishment for themselves.

Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

3 For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise;

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:

4 For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do evil, have fear; for the sword is not in his hand for nothing: he is God's servant, making God's punishment come on the evil-doer.

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

5 So put yourselves under the authority, not for fear of wrath, but because you have the knowledge of what is right.

Wherefore [ye] must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

6 For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times.

For for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God’s service, attending continually upon this very thing.

7 Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.

Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

8 Be in debt for nothing, but to have love for one another: for he who has love for his neighbour has kept all the law.

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

9 And this, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not put to death, Do not take what is another's, Do not have desire for what is another's, and if there is any other order, it is covered by this word, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

10 Love does no wrong to his neighbour, so love makes the law complete.

Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.

11 See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.

And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we [first] believed.

12 The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,

The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

13 With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.

14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].