Romans
CHAPTER 13
1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For
there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordaineda
of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the
ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 3
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not
be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of
the same: 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if
thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain:
for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that
doeth evil. 5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only
for wrath, but also for conscience sake. 6 For for this cause pay
ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this
very thing.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom
tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom
honour. 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he
that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 For this, Thou shalt
not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not
bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other
commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love
thy neighbour as thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour:
therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high
time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we
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. 13 Let us walk honestlyb, as in the day; not in
rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and
envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not
provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
The
Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems,
Inc.
a
ordained: or, ordered
b
honestly: or, decently
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