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 obedient to higher authorities, for there is no authority unless it comes from God. The authorities that exist 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 who resists that authority opposes the command of God; and those who oppose it will receive judgment on themselves.

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 good deeds, but to evil deeds. Do you desire to be unafraid of the one in authority? Do what is good, and you will receive his approval.

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 a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for he does not carry the sword for no reason. For he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath on the one who does evil.

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

Therefore you must obey, not only because of the wrath, but also because of conscience.

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

Because of this you pay taxes also. For authorities are servants of God, who attend to this very thing continually.

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.

Pay to everyone what is owed to them. Tax to whom tax is due, toll to whom toll is due; fear to whom fear is due, 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 anything, except to love one another. For he who loves his neighbor 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."

The commandments: “Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not covet,” and if there is any other commandment also, it is summed up in this sentence: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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

Love does not harm one's neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfillment 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.

Because of this, you know the time, that it is already time for you to awake out of sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we first 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 has advanced, and the day has come near. Let us therefore put aside 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 appropriately, as in the day, not in drunken celebrations or drunkenness; and let us not walk in sexual immorality or in uncontrolled lust, and not in strife or jealousy.

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

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