1 L et every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.

Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.

2 T herefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.

Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.

3 F or rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.

For rulers are not a cause of fear for good 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 F or he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.

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 avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.

5 T herefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake.

Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

6 F or because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing.

For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.

7 R ender therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor. Love Your Neighbor

Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

8 O we no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

9 F or the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

For this, “ You 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, “ You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

10 L ove does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Put on Christ

Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

11 A nd do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.

12 T he night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

13 L et us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy.

Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.

14 B ut put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.