Romans 13

1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority but from God: the authorities that are, have been appointed by God.

2 Therefore he who resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment.

Therefore, he that resists the authority, resists the appointment of God; and those who resist shall receive to themselves condemnation.

3 For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,

For rulers are not a terror to works that are good, but to those which are evil. Will you, then, not be afraid of the authority? Do that which is good, and you shall receive praise from the same.

4 for it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for it does not bear the sword in vain. It is God's servant to administer retribution on those who do what is wrong.

For he is the minister of God to you for that which is good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain. For he is the minister of God to inflict punishment on him that does evil.

5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of this retribution, but also as a matter of conscience.

Wherefore, it is necessary to be subject, not only because of punishment, but also for conscience sake.

6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God, concerned with this very thing.

On this very account, too, pay tribute also: for they are the public servants of God, attending continually to this very thing.

7 Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

Render, therefore, to all their dues; tribute, to whom tribute is due; custom, to whom custom; fear, to whom fear; honor, to whom honor is due.

8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Owe no one any thing, except to love one another; for he that loves another, has fulfilled the law.

9 For the commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not give false testimony," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You are to love your neighbor as yourself."

For these commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not indulge evil desire; and if there is any other commandment, all are summed up in this saying, namely: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

10 Love does not harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

Love works no evil to our neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.

11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

And do this, because you know the time, that the hour has already come when we should awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed:

12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let us therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

the night is far advanced, the day draws near. Let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

13 Let us walk decently, as in the daytime; not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and lustful acts, and not in dissension and jealousy.

Let us walk in a becoming manner, as in the day; not in riotings and in drunkenness, not in lewdness and in wantonness, not in contention and in envy:

14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.

but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.