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 powers. For there is no power but from God; and those that exist are placed under God.

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

Wherefore, he who sets himself in opposition to the power, resists the ordinance of God: and they who resist shall procure punishment to 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 works, but to evil. Would you, then, not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and you shall have praise of 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 the ruler is a servant of God for good to you. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid; because he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is a servant of God, a revenger to inflict wrath on him who works 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 for you to be subject, not only on account of punishment, but also on account of conscience.

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

For this reason, therefore, you pay taxes also to them, because they are public ministers of God, attending continually to this very business.

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; to whom tax is due, tax; to whom custom, custom; to whom fear, fear; to whom honor, honor.

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

Owe no man anything, unless to love one another. For he who 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 this, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not covet"; and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this precept, 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 one's neighbor: therefore, love the 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.

Further, knowing the season, that it is now the hour for us to awake out of sleep. (For now our salvation is 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, and the day is at hand.) 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 about decently, as in the day, not in revelings and drunkenness; not in chamberings and lasciviousness; not in strife and envy.

14 But put on the Lord Yeshua 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 lusts of the flesh.