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Romans 13:1
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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. |
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Romans 13:2
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Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed
the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon
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Romans 13:3
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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
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Romans 13:4
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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. |
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Romans 13:5
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Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection,
not only because of wrath, but also for conscience' sake. |
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Romans 13:6
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For because of this you also pay taxes, for
rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. |
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Romans 13:7
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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. |
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Romans 13:8
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Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another;
for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. |
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Romans 13:9
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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." |
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Romans 13:10
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Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore
love is the fulfillment of the law. |
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Romans 13:11
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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. |
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Romans 13:12
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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.
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Romans 13:13
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Let us behave properly as in the day, not in
carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife
and jealousy. |
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Romans 13:14
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But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no
provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts. |
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