1 Every 1Or soulAActs 2:41person is to be in BTitus 3:1; 1 Pet 2:13fsubjection to the governing authorities. For CDan 2:21; 4:17; John 19:11there is no authority except 2Lit byfrom God, and those which exist are established by God. 2 Therefore 1Lit he whowhoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. 3 For A1 Pet 2:14rulers are not a cause of fear for 1Lit good workgood 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; 4 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 A1 Thess 4:6avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. 5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also AEccl 8; 1 Pet 2:13, 19for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. 7 AMatt 22:21; Mark 12:17; Luke 20:25Render to all what is due them: BLuke 20:22; 23:2tax to whom tax is due; CMatt 17:25custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for AMatt 7:12; 22:39f; John 13:34; Rom 13:10; Gal 5:14; James 2:8he who loves 1Lit the otherhis neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For this, “AEx 20:13ff; Deut 5:17ffYoᴜ sʜᴀʟʟ ɴoᴛ coᴍᴍɪᴛ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛᴇʀʏ, Yoᴜ sʜᴀʟʟ ɴoᴛ ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀ, Yoᴜ sʜᴀʟʟ ɴoᴛ sᴛᴇᴀʟ, Yoᴜ sʜᴀʟʟ ɴoᴛ covᴇᴛ,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “BLev 19:18; Matt 19:19Yoᴜ sʜᴀʟʟ ʟovᴇ ʏoᴜʀ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙoʀ ᴀs ʏoᴜʀsᴇʟꜰ.” 10 Love 1Lit works no evildoes no wrong to a neighbor; therefore AMatt 7:12; 22:39f; John 13:34; Rom 13:8; Gal 5:14; James 2:8love is the fulfillment of the law.

11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is A1 Cor 7:29f; 10:11; James 5:8; 1 Pet 4:7; 2 Pet 3:9, 11; 1 John 2:18; Rev 1:3; 22:10already the hour for you to BMark 13:37; 1 Cor 15:34; Eph 5:14; 1 Thess 5:6awaken from sleep; for now 1Or our salvation is nearer than whensalvation is nearer to us than when we believed. 12 A1 Cor 7:29f; 10:11; James 5:8; 1 Pet 4:7; 2 Pet 3:9, 11; 1 John 2:18; Rev 1:3; 22:10The night is almost gone, and BHeb 10:25; 1 John 2:8; Rev 1:3; 22:10the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside CEph 5:11the deeds of darkness and put on D2 Cor 6:7; 10:4; Eph 6:11, 13; 1 Thess 5:8the armor of light. 13 Let us 1Lit walkA1 Thess 4:12behave properly as in the day, BLuke 21:34; Gal 5:21; Eph 5:18; 1 Pet 4:3not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. 14 But AJob 29:14; Gal 3:27; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10, 12put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh BGal 5:16; 1 Pet 2:11in regard to its lusts.