Romans 13
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Romans 13

Revised Version 1895

1LetG1510 everyG3956 soulG5590 beG1510 inG2316 subjectionG5293 toG1849 theG3956 higher powersG1849: forG1063 thereG1510 isG1510 noG3756 powerG1849 butG1161 ofG2316 GodG2316; andG1161 theG3956 powersG1849 thatG3956 beG1510 areG1510 ordained ofG2316 GodG2316. 2ThereforeG5620 heG1161 thatG5620 resisteth theG3588 powerG1849, withstandeth theG3588 ordinanceG1296 ofG2316 GodG2316: andG1161 theyG1161 thatG5620 withstand shallG2316 receiveG2983 toG1849 themselvesG1438 judgmentG2917. 3ForG1063 rulersG758 areG1510 notG3756 a terror toG2309 theG3588 goodG18 workG2041, butG1161 toG2309 theG3588 evilG2556. AndG2532 wouldest thou have noG3756 fearG5401 ofG1537 theG3588 powerG1849? doG4160 thatG846 whichG3588 isG1510 goodG18, andG2532 thou shalt have praiseG1868 fromG1537 theG3588 sameG846: 4forG1063 heG1437 isG1510 aG1510 ministerG1249 ofG2316 GodG2316 toG1519 thee forG1063 goodG18. ButG1161 ifG1437 thou doG4160 thatG2316 whichG3588 isG1510 evilG2556, beG1510 afraidG5399; forG1063 heG1437 beareth notG3756 theG3588 swordG3162 inG1519 vainG1500: forG1063 heG1437 isG1510 aG1510 ministerG1249 ofG2316 GodG2316, anG1510 avengerG1558 forG1063 wrathG3709 toG1519 himG4160 thatG2316 doeth evilG2556. 5WhereforeG1352 ye must needs beG2532 inG2532 subjectionG5293, notG3756 onlyG3440 becauseG1223 ofG1223 theG3588 wrathG3709, butG235 alsoG2532 forG1223 conscienceG4893 sakeG1223. 6ForG1063 forG1063 thisG3778 cause ye payG5055 tribute alsoG2532; forG1063 theyG846 areG1510 ministersG3011 ofG1223 God’sG2316 service, attending continuallyG1223 uponG1510 thisG3778 veryG846 thingG3778. 7RenderG591 toG3956 allG3956 theirG3956 dues: tribute toG3956 whomG3588 tribute is dueG3782; customG5056 toG3956 whomG3588 customG5056; fearG5401 toG3956 whomG3588 fearG5401; honour toG3956 whomG3588 honour. 8OweG3784 noG3361 manG3361 anythingG3367, save toG3784 loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240: forG1063 heG1487 thatG3551 loveth hisG25 neighbour hath fulfilledG4137 theG3588 lawG3551. 9ForG1063 thisG3778, Thou shalt notG3756 commitG3431 adulteryG3431, Thou shalt notG3756 kill, Thou shalt notG3756 stealG2813, Thou shalt notG3756 covetG1937, andG2532 ifG1487 thereG1722 beG2532 anyG5100 otherG2087 commandmentG1785, itG3778 is summedG346 up inG1722 thisG3778 wordG3056, namelyG5613, Thou shalt loveG25 thy neighbour asG5613 thyself. 10LoveG26 worketh noG3756 ill toG3756 hisG3767 neighbour: loveG26 thereforeG3767 is theG3588 fulfillmentG4138 ofG3551 theG3588 lawG3551. 11AndG2532 thisG3778, knowingG1492 theG3588 seasonG2540, thatG3754 nowG3568 itG3778 is high timeG2540 forG1063 youG5210 toG2532 awakeG1453 outG1537 ofG1537 sleepG5258: forG1063 nowG3568 is salvationG4991 nearerG1452 toG2532 usG1537 thanG2228 whenG3753 weG2249 first believedG4100. 12TheG3588 nightG3571 is farG3588 spent, andG1161 theG3588 dayG2250 is at handG1448: letG3767 us thereforeG3767 cast off theG3588 worksG2041 ofG2250 darknessG4655, andG1161 letG3767 us putG1746 onG1161 theG3588 armour ofG2250 lightG5457. 13Let usG1722 walkG4043 honestly, asG5613 inG1722 theG2532 dayG2250; notG3361 inG1722 revelling andG2532 drunkennessG3178, notG3361 inG1722 chambering andG2532 wantonness, notG3361 inG1722 strifeG2054 andG2532 jealousyG2205. 14ButG235 putG1746 ye onG1519 theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, andG2532 makeG4160 notG3361 provisionG4307 forG1519 theG3588 fleshG4561, toG1519 fulfill theG3588 lustsG1939 thereof.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain