NASB — Romans 13 — KJV

Be Subject to Government

1 Every° Iaperson° is to be in bsubjection° to the governing° authorities°. For cthere is no° authority° except° IIfrom God°, and those° which exist° are established° by God°. 2 Therefore° Iwhoever° resists° authority° has opposed° the ordinance° of God°; and they who have opposed° will receive° condemnation° upon themselves°. 3 For arulers° are not a cause° of fear° for Igood° behavior°, but for evil°. Do you want° to have° no° fear° of authority°? Do° what° is good° and you will have° praise° from the same°; 4 for it is a minister° of God° to you for good°. But if° you do° what° is evil°, be afraid°; for it does not bear° the sword° for nothing°; for it is a minister° of God°, an aavenger° who brings wrath° on the one who practices° evil°. 5 Therefore° it is necessary° to be in subjection°, not only° because° of wrath°, but also° afor conscience’° sake°. 6 For because° of this° you also° pay° taxes°, for [rulers] are servants° of God°, devoting° themselves° to this° very° thing°. 7 aRender° to all° what° is due° them: btax° to whom° tax° [is due]; ccustom° to whom° custom°; fear° to whom° fear°; honor° to whom° honor°.

[1] IOr soul IILit by aAc 2:41 bTit 3:1; 1P 2:13f cDn 2:21; 4:17; Jn 19:11
[2] ILit he who
[3] ILit good work a1P 2:14
[4] a1Th 4:6
[5] aEc 8; 1P 2:13, 19
[7] aMt 22:21; Mk 12:17; Lk 20:25 bLk 20:22; 23:2 cMt 17:25

8 ¶ Owe° nothing° to anyone° except° to love° one° another°; for ahe who loves° Ihis neighbor° has fulfilled° [the] law°. 9 For this°, “aYOU SHALL NOT COMMIT° ADULTERY°, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER°, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL°, YOU SHALL NOT COVET°,” and if° there is any° other° commandment°, it is summed° up in this° saying°, “bYOU SHALL LOVE° YOUR NEIGHBOR° AS YOURSELF°.” 10 Love° Idoes° no° wrong° to a neighbor°; therefore° alove° is the fulfillment° of [the] law°.

[8] ILit the other aMt 7:12; 22:39f; Jn 13:34; Ro 13:10; Ga 5:14; Jm 2:8
[9] aEx 20:13ff; Dt 5:17ff bLv 19:18; Mt 19:19
[10] ILit works no evil aMt 7:12; 22:39f; Jn 13:34; Ro 13:8; Ga 5:14; Jm 2:8

11 ¶ [Do] this°, knowing° the time°, that it is aalready° the hour° for you to bawaken° from sleep°; for now° Isalvation° is nearer° to us than° when° we believed°. 12 aThe night° is almost° gone°, and bthe day° is near°. Therefore° let us lay° aside° cthe deeds° of darkness° and put° on dthe armor° of light°. 13 Let us Iabehave° properly° as in the day°, bnot in carousing° and drunkenness°, not in sexual° promiscuity° and sensuality°, not in strife° and jealousy°. 14 But aput° on the Lord° Jesus° Christ°, and make° no° provision° for the flesh° bin regard° to [its] lusts°.

[11] IOr our salvation is nearer than when a1Co 7:29f; 10:11; Jm 5:8; 1P 4:7; 2P 3:9, 11; 1 Jn 2:18; Rv 1:3; 22:10 bMk 13:37; 1Co 15:34; Ep 5:14; 1Th 5:6
[12] a1Co 7:29f; 10:11; Jm 5:8; 1P 4:7; 2P 3:9, 11; 1 Jn 2:18; Rv 1:3; 22:10 bHe 10:25; 1 Jn 2:8; Rv 1:3; 22:10 cEp 5:11 d2Co 6:7; 10:4; Ep 6:11, 13; 1Th 5:8
[13] ILit walk a1Th 4:12 bLk 21:34; Ga 5:21; Ep 5:18; 1P 4:3
[14] aJb 29:14; Ga 3:27; Ep 4:24; Col 3:10, 12 bGa 5:16; 1P 2:11


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Subjection, and many other duties, we owe to the magistrates.

1 ¶ Let everyº soulº be subjectºª unto the higherºª powers.º Forº there isºª noº powerº butº ofº God:ºº the² powersº that beºª areºª ordainedºª ofº God.º 2 Whosoever therefore¹ resistethºª² the² power,º resistethºª the² ordinanceº of God:º andº they that resistºª shall receiveºª to themselvesº damnation.º 3 Forº rulersº areºª notº a terrorº to goodº works,º butº to the² evil.º Wilt² thou¹ª thenº notº be afraidºª of the² power?º doºª that which is good,º andº thou shalt haveºª praiseº ofº the same:º 4 Forº he isºª the ministerº of Godº to theeº forº good.º Butº ifº thou doºª that which is evil,º be afraid;ºªª forº he bearethºª notº the² swordº in vain:º forº he isºª the ministerº of God,º a revengerº to² [execute] wrathº upon¹ him that doethºª evil.º 5 Whereforeº [ye] must needsº be subject,ºª notº onlyº forº wrath,º butº alsoº for conscience¹ sake.º² 6 Forº for¹ª this¹ causeº² pay² ye¹ª tributeº also:º forº they areºª God'sº ministers,º attending continuallyºª uponº this¹ very thing.º² 7 Renderºª thereforeº to allº their dues:º tributeº to whomº tributeº [is due]; customº to whomº custom;º fearº to whomº fear;º honourº to whomº honour.º

[1] Dt 17:12; 1S 2:8; 1Ch 28:4; Ps 62:11; Pv 8:15; Jr 27:5; Dn 2:21; 4:32; 5:18; Mt 6:13; Jn 19:11; Ep 5:21; Tit 3:1; 1P 2:13; 2P 2:10; Jde 1:8; Rv 1:5; 17:14; 19:16.
[2] Is 58:2; Jr 23:8; 44:14; Mt 23:14; Mk 12:40; Lk 20:47; Ro 13:5; Tit 3:1; Jm 3:1; 1P 2:13.
[3] Dt 25:1; Pv 14:35; 20:2; Ec 10:4; Jr 22:15; Ro 13:4; 1P 2:13; 3:13.
[4] Nu 35:19; Jsh 20:5, 9; 1K 10:9; 2Ch 19:6; Ps 82:2; Pv 16:14; 20:2, 8, 26; 24:23; 31:8; Ec 8:2; Is 1:17; Jr 5:28; Ezk 22:27; 25:14; Mi 3:1, 9; Ro 12:19; 13:6.
[5] 1S 24:5; Ec 8:2; Ac 24:16; Tit 3:1; He 13:18; 1P 2:13, 19; 3:16.
[6] Ex 18:13; Dt 1:9; 1S 7:16; 2S 8:5; 1Ch 18:14; Ezr 4:13, 20; 6:8; Ne 5:4; Jb 29:7; Mt 17:24; 22:17; Mk 12:14; Lk 20:21; 23:2; Ro 12:8.
[7] Ex 20:12; Lv 19:3, 32; 1S 12:18; Pv 24:21; Lk 20:25; Ep 5:33; 6:2, 5; 1Ti 5:13, 17; 6:1; 1P 2:17, 18; 3:7.

Love is the fulfilling of the Law.

8 Oweºª no manº any thing,º butº to loveºª one another:º forº he that lovethºª anotherº hath fulfilledºª the law.º 9 Forº this,² Thou shalt¹ª notº commit adultery,ºª Thou shalt¹ª notº kill,ºª Thou shalt¹ª notº steal,ºª Thou shalt¹ª notº bear false witness,ºª Thou shalt¹ª notº covet;ºª andº if [there be] anyº otherº commandment,º it is briefly comprehendedºª inº thisº saying,º namely,º² Thou shalt loveºª thyº neighbourº asº thyself.º 10 Loveº workethºª noº illº to his neighbour:º thereforeº loveº [is] the fulfillingº of the law.º

[8] Dt 24:14; Pv 3:27; Mt 7:12; 22:39; Ro 13:7, 10; Ga 5:14; Col 3:14; 1Ti 1:5; Jm 2:8.
[9] Ex 20:12; Lv 19:18, 34; Dt 5:16; Mt 19:18; 22:39; Mk 10:19; 12:31; Lk 10:27; 18:20; Ro 7:7; Ga 5:13; Jm 2:8.
[10] Mt 22:40; Ro 13:8; 1Co 13:4.

Gluttony and drunkenness, and the works of darkness, are out of season in the time of the Gospel.

11 Andº that,º knowingºª the² time,º thatº nowº [it is] high timeº to² awakeº¹ª out ofº sleep:º forº nowº [is] ourº salvationº nearerº thanº whenº we believed.ºª 12 The² nightº is far spent,ººª the² dayº is at hand:ºª let us¹ª thereforeº cast offºª the² worksº of darkness,º andº let us put onºª the² armourº of light.º 13 Let us walkºª honestly,º asº inº the day;º notº in riotingº andº drunkenness,º notº in chamberingº andº wantonness,º notº in strifeº andº envying.º 14 Butº put ye onºª the² Lordº Jesusº Christ,º andº makeºª notº provisionº for¹ the² flesh,º to [fulfil] the² lustsº [thereof].

[11] Ec 9:10; Is 21:11; Jna 1:6; Mt 16:3; 24:42; 25:5; 26:40; Mk 13:35; Lk 21:28; 1Co 7:29; 15:34; Ep 5:14; 1Th 5:1, 5; 1P 4:7; 2P 3:13; Rv 22:12, 20.
[12] Jb 24:14; So 2:17; Is 2:20; 30:22; Ezk 18:31; Jn 3:19; Ro 13:14; 2Co 6:7; Ep 4:22; 5:11; 6:11; Col 3:8, 10; 1Th 5:5, 8; Jm 1:21; 1P 2:1; 1Jn 1:5; 2:8.
[13] Pv 23:20; Is 22:12; 28:7; Am 6:4; Mt 24:48; Lk 1:6; 16:19; 17:27; 21:34; Ac 2:15; 1Co 6:9, 10; Ga 5:15, 16, 19, 21, 25, 26; Ep 4:1, 17; 5:2, 3, 8, 15, 18; Php 1:27; 2:3; 3:16; 4:8; Col 1:10; 3:5; 1Th 2:12; 4:3, 12; 5:17; Jm 3:14; 4:5; 1P 2:1, 11, 12; 4:3; 2P 2:13, 14, 18; 1Jn 2:6; 2Jn 1:4; Jde 1:23.
[14] Ro 8:12; Ga 3:27; 5:16, 24; Ep 4:24; Col 3:5, 10; 1P 2:11; 1Jn 2:15.


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