Romans 13

1 Every soul to the authorities being above [him] should be subject. Not for there is authority only except (by *N(k)O*) God, those however existing (authorities *k*) by (*k*) God instituted are.

Every person must be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist have been appointed by God.

2 Therefore the [one] resisting the authority the of God ordinance has resisted; those now having resisted upon themselves judgment will bring.

So then, whoever resists authority opposes what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

3 The for rulers not are a terror (to the good *N(k)O*) (work *N(K)O*) but (to the evil. *N(k)O*) Do you desire now not to fear the authority? The good do perform and you will have praise from him;

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil works. Do yoʋ wish to have no fear of the one in authority? Do what is good, and yoʋ will have praise from him.

4 Of God for servant he is to you for good. If however evil you shall do, do be afraid; not for in vain the sword he bears. of God for a servant He is an avenger for wrath to the [one] evil doing.

For he is God's servant for your good. But if yoʋ do evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. As God's servant, he is an avenger who executes wrath on the one who does evil.

5 Therefore necessary [it is] to be subject, not only on account of the wrath but also on account of the conscience.

Therefore it is necessary to be subject to authority, not only because of wrath, but also because of conscience.

6 Because of this for also taxes pay you; servants for of God they are upon this very thing attending continually.

That is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are servants of God, attending continually to this work.

7 do render (therefore *K*) to all their dues, to whom the tax the tax, to whom the revenue the revenue, to whom the respect the respect, to whom the honor the honor.

Therefore render to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, fear to whom fear is due, and honor to whom honor is due.

8 To no one nothing do owe only except one another to love; the [one] for loving the other [the] Law has fulfilled;

Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another, for he who loves others has fulfilled the law.

9 For Not you will commit adultery, Not you will murder, Not you will steal (not will you bear false witness *K*) Not you will covet, and if any other commandment, in word this it is summed up, in the [saying] You will love the neighbour of you as (yourself. *NK(O)*)

For the commandments, “Yoʋ shall not commit adultery, Yoʋ shall not murder, Yoʋ shall not steal, Yoʋ shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself.”

10 Love to the neighbour evil not does do; [the] fulfillment therefore of [the] law love [is].

Love does no harm to its neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

11 And this knowing the time, that [it is the] hour already ([for] you *N(k)O*) out of sleep to awaken; now for nearer [is] of us the salvation than when first we believed;

And do this, knowing that the hour has now come for us to be awakened from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

12 The night is nearly over and the day has drawn near. (We may cast off *NK(o)*) therefore the works of darkness, (and *k*) we may put on (now *no*) the armor of light.

The night is nearly over, and the day is almost here. So let us lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

13 As in daytime properly we may walk, not in reveling and in drinking, not in sexual immorality and in sensuality, not in dissension and in jealousy;

Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelries and drinking bouts, not in illicit affairs and sensual indulgences, not in strife and jealousy.

14 But do put on the Lord Jesus Christ and of the flesh provision not do make for desires.

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