Romans 13
1 Let every soul be subject to the powers that are over them: for there is no such power but from God: the powers that are over men, are appointed by God.
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.
2 So that he who resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive condemnation.
Therefore he who resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wouldest thou then not be afraid of the civil power? do what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it:
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,
4 for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou dost evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is also the minister of God, as an avenger to execute his wrath upon the malefactor.
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.
5 Wherefore it is necessary to submit, not only on account of punishment, but also of conscience.
Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of this retribution, but also as a matter of conscience.
6 For you pay them tribute also for this reason; because they are God's ministers, continually attending hereunto.
For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God, concerned with this very thing.
7 Render therefore to all what is their due: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, reverence to whom reverence, honor to whom honor.
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.
8 Owe no one any thing, but to love one another; for he that loveth others hath fulfilled the law:
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9 for this command, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet, and every other social precept, is summed up in this, namely, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
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."
10 Love worketh no evil to our neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Love does not harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
11 And this let us observe, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.
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.
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
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.
13 Let us behave decently as being in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lasciviousness, not in strife and envying.
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.
14 But put on the Lord Jesus, and make not provision for the flesh to gratify its irregular desires.
But put on the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
