Romains 13

¹ Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

² so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted ; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.

³ For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil ; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority ? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

⁴ for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good ; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword ; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

⁵ Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,

⁶ for because of this also pay ye tribute ; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually ;

⁷ render, therefore, to all [their] dues ; to whom tribute, the tribute ; to whom custom, the custom ; to whom fear, the fear ; to whom honour, the honour.

⁸ To no one owe anything, except to love one another ; for he who is loving the other — law he hath fulfilled,

⁹ for, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false testimony, Thou shalt not covet ;' and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this : 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself ;'

¹⁰ the love to the neighbour doth work no ill ; the love, therefore, [is] the fulness of law.

¹¹ And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already [is] to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer [is] our salvation than when we did believe ;

¹² the night did advance, and the day came nigh ; let us lay aside, therefore, the works of the darkness, and let us put on the armour of the light ;

¹³ as in day-time, let us walk becomingly ; not in revellings and drunkennesses, not in chamberings and lasciviousnesses, not in strife and emulation ;

¹⁴ but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the flesh take no forethought — for desires.