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Chapter 13
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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
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Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth
the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive
to themselves damnation. |
3
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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: |
4
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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. |
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Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath,
but also for conscience sake. |
6
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For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are
God's ministers, attending continually upon this very
thing. |
7
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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
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Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for
he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. |
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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
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Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love
is the fulfilling of the law. |
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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
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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
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Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting
and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not
in strife and envying. |
14
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But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision
for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. |
