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