Romans 13

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Let every soul be subject to higher authorities. For there is no authority except from God and those who have been ordained by God.	1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
2 And so, whoever resists authority, resists what has been ordained by God. And those who resist are acquiring damnation for themselves.	2 Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
3 For leaders are not a source of fear to those who work good, but to those who work evil. And would you prefer not to be afraid of authority? Then do what is good, and you shall have praise from them.	3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of him who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,
4 For he is a minister of God for you unto good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid. For it is not without reason that he carries a sword. For he is a minister of God; an avenger to execute wrath upon whomever does evil.	4 for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; he is the servant of God to execute his wrath on the wrongdoer.
5 For this reason, it is necessary to be subject, not solely because of wrath, but also because of conscience.	5 Therefore one must be subject, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.
6 Therefore, you must also offer tribute. For they are the ministers of God, serving him in this.	6 For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
7 Therefore, render to all whatever is owed. Taxes, to whom taxes is due; revenue, to whom revenue is due; fear, to whom fear is due; honor, to whom honor is due.	7 Pay all of them their dues, taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
8 You should owe nothing to anyone, except so as to love one another. For whoever loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.	8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9 For example: You shall not commit adultery. You shall not kill. You shall not steal. You shall not speak false testimony. You shall not covet. And if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.	9 The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this sentence, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
10 The love of neighbor does no harm. Therefore, love is the plenitude of the law.	10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 And we know the present time, that now is the hour for us to rise up from sleep. For already our salvation is closer than when we first believed.	11 Besides this you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed;
12 The night has passed, and the day draws near. Therefore, let us cast aside the works of darkness, and be clothed with the armor of light.	12 the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light;
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the daylight, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and sexual immorality, not in contention and envy.	13 let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy.
14 Instead, be clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in its desires.	14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.