| Chapter 13
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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. |
2 | Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the
ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
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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:
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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. |
5 | Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for
wrath, but also for conscience sake. |
6 | For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are
God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. |
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. |
8 |
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth
another hath fulfilled the law. |
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. |
10 | Love worketh no ill to his
neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. |
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. |
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 | Let us walk honestly, as in
the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not
in strife and envying. |
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| But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the
flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. |
