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| 13:1 | Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. Because, there is no authority except from God; the authorities that exist are appointed by God. |
| 13:2 | Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring damnation on themselves. |
| 13:3 | Because, rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. |
| 13:4 | Because, he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid; because he does not bear the sword in vain; because he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who does evil. |
| 13:5 | Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience' sake. |
| 13:6 | Because, for this reason you also pay taxes, because they are God's ministers attending continually to this very thing. |
| 13:7 | Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, reverence to whom reverence, honor to whom honor. |
| 13:8 | Owe no one anything except to love one another, because he who loves another has fulfilled the law. |
| 13:9 | Because these, "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." |
| 13:10 | Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. |
| 13:11 | And this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. |
| 13:12 | The night is well advanced, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. |
| 13:13 | Let us walk honestly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. |
| 13:14 | But you, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. |
| 13:1 | Let euery soule be subiect vnto the higher powers: for there is no power but of God: and the powers that be, are ordeined of God. |
| 13:2 | Whosoeuer therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist, shall receiue to themselues condemnation. |
| 13:3 | For Magistrates are not to be feared for good workes, but for euill. Wilt thou then bee without feare of the power? doe well: so shalt thou haue praise of the same. |
| 13:4 | For he is ye minister of God for thy wealth, but if thou do euill, feare: for he beareth not the sworde for nought: for he is the minister of God to take vengeance on him that doeth euill. |
| 13:5 | Wherefore ye must bee subiect, not because of wrath only, but also for conscience sake. |
| 13:6 | For, for this cause ye pay also tribute: for they are Gods ministers, applying themselues for the same thing. |
| 13:7 | Giue to all men therefore their duetie: tribute, to whome yee owe tribute: custome, to whom custome: feare, to whome feare: honour, to whom ye owe honour. |
| 13:8 | Owe nothing to any man, but to loue one another: for he that loueth another, hath fulfilled the Lawe. |
| 13:9 | For this, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnes, Thou shalt not couet: and if there be any other commandement, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, euen in this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. |
| 13:10 | Loue doeth not euill to his neighbour: therefore is loue the fulfilling of the Lawe. |
| 13:11 | And that, considering the season, that it is now time that we should arise from sleepe: for now is our saluation neerer, then when we beleeued it. |
| 13:12 | The night is past, and the day is at hande, let vs therefore cast away the workes of darkenesse, and let vs put on the armour of light, |
| 13:13 | So that wee walke honestly, as in the day: not in gluttonie, and drunkennesse, neither in chambering and wantonnes, nor in strife and enuying. |
| 13:14 | But put yee on the Lord JESUS CHRIST, and take no thought for the flesh, to fulfill the lustes of it. |
| 13:1 | Let every soule submit him selfe vnto the auctorite of ye hyer powers. For there is no power but of God. |
| 13:2 | The powers that be are ordeyned of God. Whosoever therfore resysteth power resisteth the ordinaunce of God. And they that resist shall receave to the selfe damnacio. |
| 13:3 | For rulars are not to be feared for good workes but for evyll Wilt thou be with out feare of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praysed of the same. |
| 13:4 | For he is the minister of God for thy welth. But and yf thou do evyll then feare: for he beareth not a swearde for nought: but is the minister of God to take vengeaunce on them that do evyll. |
| 13:5 | Wherfore ye must nedes obeye not for feare of vengeaunce only: but also because of conscience. |
| 13:6 | And even for this cause paye ye tribute. For they are goddes ministers servynge for the same purpose. |
| 13:7 | Geve to every man therfore his duetie: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custome to whom custome is due: feare to whom feare belongeth: Honoure to who honoure pertayneth |
| 13:8 | Owe nothinge to eny man: but to love one another. For he that loveth another fulfylleth the lawe. |
| 13:9 | For these commaundementes: Thou shalt not comit advoutry: Thou shalt not kyll: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnes: Thou shalt not desyre and so forth (yf there be eny other comaundement) they are all comprehended in this sayinge: Love thyne neghbour as thy selfe. |
| 13:10 | Love hurteth not his neghbour. Therfore is love the fulfillynge of the lawe. |
| 13:11 | This also we knowe I mean the season howe that it is tyme that we shuld now awake oute of slepe. For now is oure salvacion nearer then when we beleved. |
| 13:12 | The nyght is passed and the daye is come nye. Let us therfore cast awaye the dedes of darcknes and let vs put on the (Armoure) of lyght. |
| 13:13 | Let vs walke honestly as it were in the daye lyght: not in eatynge and drinkynge: nether in chamburynge and wantannes: nether in stryfe and envyinge: |
| 13:14 | but put ye on the Lorde Iesus Christ. And make not provision for the flesshe to fulfyll ye lustes of it. |
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