Romans 12:9–13:8

⁹The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good; ¹⁰in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another; ¹¹in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving; ¹²in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering; ¹³to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing. ¹⁴Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not; ¹⁵to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping, ¹⁶of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit; ¹⁷giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. ¹⁸If possible—so far as in you—with all men being in peace; ¹⁹not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, ²⁰I will recompense again, saith the Lord;’ if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head; ²¹Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

Chapter 13

¹Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, ²so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God’s ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment. ³For 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, ⁴for 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. ⁵Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience, ⁶for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually.

⁷Render, 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. ⁸To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other—law he hath fulfilled,