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Romans 13

Be Subject to Government

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Every  1 aperson is to be in  bsubjection to the governing authorities. For  cthere is no authority except  2from God, and those which exist are established by God.

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Therefore  1whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.

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For  arulers are not a cause of fear for  1good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;

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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  aavenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.

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Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also  afor conscience' sake.

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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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 aRender to all what is due them:  btax to whom tax is due;  ccustom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

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Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for  ahe who loves  1his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

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For this, " aYOU 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, " bYOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."

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Love  1does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore  alove is the fulfillment of the law.

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Do this, knowing the time, that it is  aalready the hour for you to  bawaken from sleep; for now  1salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.

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 aThe night is almost gone, and  bthe day is near. Therefore let us lay aside  cthe deeds of darkness and put on  dthe armor of light.

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Let us  1 abehave properly as in the day,  bnot in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.

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But  aput on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh  bin regard to its lusts.



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