Προς Ρωμαιους 13
1 Πᾶσα ψυχὴ ἐξουσίαις ὑπερεχούσαις ὑποτασσέσθω, οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν ἐξουσία, εἰ μὴ ὑπὸ ˚Θεοῦ, αἱ δὲ οὖσαι ὑπὸ ˚Θεοῦ τεταγμέναι εἰσίν.
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.
2 Ὥστε ὁ ἀντιτασσόμενος τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ, τῇ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ διαταγῇ ἀνθέστηκεν, οἱ δὲ ἀνθεστηκότες, ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήμψονται.
Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.
3 Οἱ γὰρ ἄρχοντες οὐκ εἰσὶν φόβος τῷ ἀγαθῷ ἔργῳ, ἀλλὰ τῷ κακῷ. Θέλεις δὲ μὴ φοβεῖσθαι τὴν ἐξουσίαν; Τὸ ἀγαθὸν ποίει, καὶ ἕξεις ἔπαινον ἐξ αὐτῆς.
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 authority,
4 ˚Θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν σοὶ εἰς τὸ ἀγαθόν. Ἐὰν δὲ τὸ κακὸν ποιῇς, φοβοῦ· οὐ γὰρ εἰκῇ τὴν μάχαιραν φορεῖ· ˚Θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν, ἔκδικος εἰς ὀργὴν τῷ τὸ κακὸν πράσσοντι.
for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
5 Διὸ ἀνάγκη ὑποτάσσεσθαι, οὐ μόνον διὰ τὴν ὀργὴν, ἀλλὰ καὶ διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν.
Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
6 Διὰ τοῦτο γὰρ, καὶ φόρους τελεῖτε, λειτουργοὶ γὰρ ˚Θεοῦ εἰσιν, εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο προσκαρτεροῦντες.
For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.
7 Ἀπόδοτε πᾶσι τὰς ὀφειλάς: τῷ τὸν φόρον, τὸν φόρον, τῷ τὸ τέλος, τὸ τέλος, τῷ τὸν φόβον, τὸν φόβον, τῷ τὴν τιμὴν, τὴν τιμήν.
Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
8 Μηδενὶ μηδὲν ὀφείλετε, εἰ μὴ τὸ ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν· ὁ γὰρ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἕτερον, νόμον πεπλήρωκεν.
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9 Τὸ γάρ, “Οὐ μοιχεύσεις”, “Οὐ φονεύσεις”, “Οὐ κλέψεις”, “οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις”, καὶ εἴ τις ἑτέρα ἐντολή ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ, ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται, ἐν τῷ, “Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν.”
For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Ἡ ἀγάπη τῷ πλησίον κακὸν οὐκ ἐργάζεται· πλήρωμα οὖν νόμου ἡ ἀγάπη.
Love does not harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
11 Καὶ τοῦτο εἰδότες τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι ὥρα ἤδη ὑμᾶς ἐξ ὕπνου ἐγερθῆναι, νῦν γὰρ ἐγγύτερον ἡμῶν ἡ σωτηρία, ἢ ὅτε ἐπιστεύσαμεν.
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 Ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν, ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤγγικεν. Ἀποθώμεθα οὖν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, ἐνδυσώμεθα δὲ τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός.
The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
13 Ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ εὐσχημόνως περιπατήσωμεν, μὴ κώμοις καὶ μέθαις, μὴ κοίταις καὶ ἀσελγείαις, μὴ ἔριδι καὶ ζήλῳ.
Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
14 Ἀλλὰ ἐνδύσασθε τὸν ˚Κύριον ˚Ἰησοῦν ˚Χριστόν, καὶ τῆς σαρκὸς πρόνοιαν μὴ ποιεῖσθε, εἰς ἐπιθυμίας.
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
