Romans 13

Let every ^asoul ^bbe subject unto the higher powers. For ^cthere is no power but of God: the powers that be are ^dordained of God. ²Whosoever therefore resisteth ^bthe power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves ^dddamnation. ³For rulers are not a terror to ^egood works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and ^fthou shalt have praise of the same: ⁴for he is ^gthe 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 ^gthe minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. ⁵Wherefore ^hye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also ⁱfor conscience sake. ⁶For for this cause pay you ^ktribute also: for they are ^gGod’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. ^7lRender therefore to all their dues: ^ktribute to whom tribute is due; ^mcustom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. ⁸Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for ⁿhe that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. ⁹For this, ^oThou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, ^opThou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, ^qThou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ¹⁰Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore ^nrlove is the fulfilling of the law.

¹¹And that, knowing ^sthe time, ^sthat now it is high time ^tto awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when ^uwe believed. ¹²The night is far spent, ^vthe day is at hand: let us therefore cast off ^wthe works of darkness, and ^xlet us put on ^ythe armour of light. ^13zLet us walk honestly, as in the day; not in ^arioting and ^bdrunkenness, not in ^cchambering and ^dwantonness, not in ^estrife and envying. ¹⁴But ^fput ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, ^gto fulfil the lusts thereof.

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