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13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is
no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
13:2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the
ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to
themselves damnation.
13:3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil.
Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is
good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
13:4 For he is the 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 the minister of God, a revenger to execute
wrath upon him that doeth evil.
13:5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but
also for conscience sake.
13:6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's
ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is
due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom
honour.
13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that
loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill,
Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou
shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is
briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love
thy neighbour as thyself.
13:10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the
fulfilling of the law.
13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake
out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we
believed.
13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore
cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour
of light.
13:13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife
and envying.
13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision
for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
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