Romans 13

Be Subject to Government

1EveryG3956 12personG5590 is to be 3subjectG5293 to the governingG5242 authoritiesG1849. For 4there is noG3756 authorityG1849 exceptG1508 5from GodG2316, and thoseG3588 which existG1510 are establishedG5021 by GodG2316. 2ThereforeG5620 6whoeverG3588 resistsG436 authorityG1849 has opposedG436 the ordinanceG1296 of GodG2316; and they who have opposedG436 will receiveG2983 condemnationG2917 upon themselvesG1438. 3For 7rulersG758 are not a causeG5401 ofG5401 fearG5401 for 8goodG18 behaviorG2041, but for evilG2556. Do you wantG2309 to haveG5399 noG3361 fearG5399 of authorityG1849? DoG4160 whatG18 isG18 goodG18 and you will haveG2192 praiseG1868 from the sameG846; 4for it is a servantG1249 of GodG2316 to you for goodG18. But ifG1437 you doG4160 whatG2556 isG2556 evilG2556, beG5399 afraidG5399; for it does not bearG5409 the swordG3162 for nothingG1500; for it is a servantG1249 of GodG2316, an 9avengerG1558 who brings wrathG3709 on the one who practicesG4238 evilG2556. 5ThereforeG1352 it is necessaryG318 to be in subjectionG5293, not onlyG3440 becauseG1223 of wrathG3709, but alsoG2532 10for the sakeG1223 of conscienceG4893. 6For becauseG1223 of thisG3778 you alsoG2532 payG5055 taxesG5411, for rulers are servantsG3011 of GodG2316, devotingG4342 themselvesG4342 to thisG3778 veryG846 thingG3778. 711PayG591 to allG3956 whatG3782 isG3782 dueG3782 them: 12taxG5411 to whomG3588 taxG5411 is due; 13customG5056 to whomG3588 customG5056; 14respectG5401 to whomG3588 15respectG5401; honorG5092 to whomG3588 honorG5092.

8OweG3784 nothingG3367 to anyoneG3367 exceptG1508 to loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240; for 16the one who lovesG25 17his neighborG2087 has fulfilledG4137 the LawG3551. 9For thisG3588, “18You shall not commitG3431 adulteryG3431, You shall not murderG5407, You shall not stealG2813, You shall not covetG1937,” and ifG1487 there is anyG5100 otherG2087 commandmentG1785, it is summedG346 upG346 in thisG3778 sayingG3056, “19You shall loveG25 your neighborG4139 as yourselfG4572.” 10LoveG26 20doesG2038 noG3756 wrongG2556 to a neighborG4139; thereforeG3767 21loveG26 is the fulfillmentG4138 of the LawG3551.

11Do thisG3778, knowingG3609 the timeG2540, that it is 22alreadyG2235 the hourG5610 for you to 23awakenG1453 from sleepG5258; for nowG3568 24salvationG4991 is nearerG1451 to us thanG2228 whenG3753 we first believedG4100. 1225The nightG3571 isG4298 almostG4298 goneG4298, and 26the dayG2250 is nearG1448. ThereforeG3767 let’s ridG659 ourselves ofG659 27the deedsG2041 of darknessG4655 and putG1746 onG1746 28the armorG3696 of lightG5457. 13Let’s 2930behaveG4043 properlyG2156 as in the dayG2250, 31not in carousingG2970 and drunkennessG3178, not in sexualG2845 promiscuityG2845 and debaucheryG766, not in strifeG2054 and jealousyG2205. 14But 32putG1746 on the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, and makeG4160 noG3361 provisionG4307 for the fleshG4561 33inG1519 regardG1519 toG1519 its lustsG1939.