⁹^tLet love be genuine. ^uAbhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. ¹⁰^vLove one another with brotherly affection. ^wOutdo one another in showing honor. ¹¹Do not be slothful in zeal, ^xbe fervent in spirit,⁷ ^yserve the Lord. ¹²^zRejoice in hope, ^abe patient in tribulation, ^bbe constant in prayer. ¹³^cContribute to the needs of the saints and ^dseek to show hospitality.

¹⁴^eBless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. ¹⁵^fRejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. ¹⁶^gLive in harmony with one another. ^hDo not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.⁸ ⁱNever be wise in your own sight. ¹⁷^jRepay no one evil for evil, but ^kgive thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. ¹⁸If possible, so far as it depends on you, ^llive peaceably with all. ¹⁹Beloved, ^mnever avenge yourselves, but leave it⁹ to the wrath of God, for it is written, ⁿ“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” ²⁰To the contrary, ^o“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” ²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Submission to the Authorities

13Let every person ^pbe subject to the governing authorities. For ^qthere is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. ²Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. ³For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you ^rwill receive his approval, ⁴for ^she is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, ^tan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. ⁵Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also ^ufor the sake of conscience. ⁶For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. ⁷^vPay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

Fulfilling the Law Through Love

⁸^wOwe no one anything, except to love each other, for ^xthe one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

Read in Logos

Romans 12:12: Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Footnotes

7Or fervent in the Spirit
8Or give yourselves to humble tasks
9Greek give place

Cross references

t 2 Cor. 6:6; 1 Tim. 1:5; 1 Pet. 1:22
u Ps. 97:10; 101:3; Amos 5:15; [1 Thess. 5:21, 22]
vSee Heb. 13:1
wch. 13:7; Phil. 2:3; 1 Pet. 2:17
x Acts 18:25
y Acts 20:19
zSee ch. 5:2
aSee Heb. 10:36
bSee Acts 1:14
cch. 15:25; 1 Cor. 16:1, 15; 2 Cor. 9:1, 12; Heb. 6:10; 13:16; [1 Tim. 6:18]
dSee Matt. 25:35
eSee Matt. 5:44; 1 Pet. 3:9
f 1 Cor. 12:26; [Job 30:25; Heb. 13:3]
gch. 15:5; 2 Cor. 13:11; Phil. 2:2; 4:2; 1 Pet. 3:8
hver. 3; Ps. 131:1; Jer. 45:5
ich. 11:25; Prov. 3:7
j Prov. 20:22; Matt. 5:39; [ch. 14:19]
k 2 Cor. 8:21; [ch. 14:16]
lSee Mark 9:50
m Prov. 20:22; Matt. 5:39; [ch. 14:19]
n Heb. 10:30; Cited from Deut. 32:35; [Ps. 94:1; 1 Thess. 4:6]
oCited from Prov. 25:21, 22; [Ex. 23:4, 5; 2 Kgs. 6:22; Luke 6:27]
p Titus 3:1; 1 Pet. 2:13
q[John 19:11]; See Dan. 2:21
r 1 Pet. 2:14
s 2 Chr. 19:6
t 1 Thess. 4:6
u 1 Pet. 2:19; [Eccles. 8:2]
v Matt. 17:25; 22:21; Mark 12:17
w[Lev. 19:13; Prov. 3:27, 28]
xver. 10; [Matt. 22:40; Col. 3:14]; See John 13:34