Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
Everyone
must
submit
himself
to the governing
authorities,
for there is no authority
except
that
which
is
from
God .
The authorities
that exist
have
been
appointed
by
God.
Let
every
soul
be
in
subjection
to the higher
powers:
for there is no power
but
of
God ;
and
the `powers'
that be
are
ordained
of
God.
Consequently
, whoever
resists
authority
is
opposing
what
God has
set
in
place,
and those
who
do
so
will
bring
judgment
on
themselves.
Therefore
he
that
resisteth
the
power
, withstandeth
the
ordinance
of
God :
and they
that
withstand
shall
receive
to
themselves judgment
.
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct
, but to bad
. Do
you
want
to
be
unafraid
of the one
in
authority
? Then
do what
is right
, and you
will
have his
approval.
For rulers are not a terror to the
good work
, but to the
evil
. And
wouldest
thou
have
no
fear
of the power
? do that
which
is good
, and thou
shalt
have praise
from
the
same:
For he is God’s
servant
for your
good. But if you
do wrong
, be afraid ,
for he does
not carry
the sword in vain .
He is God’s
servant
, an agent
of
retribution
to the
wrongdoer
.
for he is a
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 a
minister
of
God
, an avenger
for
wrath
to him
that
doeth
evil
.
Therefore
it
is
necessary
to
submit
to
authority
, not only to
avoid
punishment
, but also as
a
matter
of
conscience.
Wherefore
`ye'
must
needs
be
in
subjection
, not only because
of
the
wrath
, but also for
conscience '
sake
.
This is
also
why
you
pay taxes.
For the
authorities
are God’s
servants
, who
devote
themselves
to
their
work
.
For
this cause
ye
pay tribute
also;
for they
are ministers
of
God's
service
, attending
continually
upon
this
very
thing
.
Pay
everyone
what
you
owe
him
: taxes
to whom taxes
are
due ,
revenue
to whom revenue
is
due,
respect
to whom respect
is
due,
honor to whom honor is
due
.
Render
to
all
their
dues
: tribute
to whom tribute
`is
due ';
custom
to whom custom;
fear
to whom fear;
honor to whom honor.
Be
indebted
to
no one
, except
to one another in
love.
For he who
loves
his neighbor has
fulfilled the law.
Owe
no man
anything
, save
to love
one another :
for he that
loveth
his neighbor hath
fulfilled the law.
The
commandments
“Do
not commit adultery, ”
“Do
not murder
, ”
“Do
not steal, ”
“Do
not covet, ”
and any other commandments
, are
summed up in this one
decree:
“
Love your
neighbor as yourself
. ”
For
this,
Thou
shalt
not commit adultery, Thou
shalt
not kill
, Thou
shalt
not steal, Thou
shalt
not covet, and if
there
be
any other commandment
, it
is
summed up in this word,
namely,
Thou
shalt
love thy
neighbor as thyself
.
Love does
no wrong
to its
neighbor .
Therefore
love is the fulfillment
of the law.
Love worketh
no ill
to his
neighbor :
love therefore
is the fulfilment
of the law.
And do
this, understanding
the
occasion.
The hour
has
come
for you to wake
up
from
your
slumber,
for our
salvation
is nearer now
than when we first believed.
And this, knowing
the season,
that
already
it
is
time
for you to awake
out
of
sleep:
for now
is salvation
nearer to
us
than when we `
first '
believed.
The night is nearly
over;
the day has
drawn
near.
So
let us lay
aside
the deeds
of darkness and put on the armor of light.
The night is far
spent,
and
the day is
at
hand:
let us therefore
cast
off
the works
of darkness ,
and let
us
put on the armor of light.
Let us behave
decently
, as in the daytime,
not in carousing
and drunkenness, not in sexual
immorality
and debauchery
, not in dissension
and jealousy.
Let us walk
becomingly
, as in the day;
not in revelling
and drunkenness, not in chambering
and wantonness
, not in strife
and jealousy.
Instead,
clothe
yourselves
with
the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no
provision for the desires
of
the
flesh.
But
put
ye
on
the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not
provision for the flesh ,
to
`fulfil'
the
lusts
`thereof'
.
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