Romans 13 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Be Subject to Government

13 Every [a](A)person is to be in (B)subjection to the governing authorities. For (C)there is no authority except [b]from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2 Therefore [c]whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. 3 For (D)rulers are not a cause of fear for [d]good 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 (E)avenger 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 (F)for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. 7 (G)Render to all what is due them: (H)tax to whom tax is due; (I)custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for (J)he who loves [e]his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For this, “(K)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, “(L)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love [f]does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore (M)love is the fulfillment of the law.

11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is (N)already the hour for you to (O)awaken from sleep; for now [g]salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. 12 (P)The night is almost gone, and (Q)the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside (R)the deeds of darkness and put on (S)the armor of light. 13 Let us [h](T)behave properly as in the day, (U)not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. 14 But (V)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh (W)in regard to its lusts.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:1 Or soul
  2. Romans 13:1 Lit by
  3. Romans 13:2 Lit he who
  4. Romans 13:3 Lit good work
  5. Romans 13:8 Lit the other
  6. Romans 13:10 Lit works no evil
  7. Romans 13:11 Or our salvation is nearer than when
  8. Romans 13:13 Lit walk

Cross references

  1. Romans 13:1 : Acts 2:41
  2. Romans 13:1 : Titus 3:1; 1 Pet 2:13f
  3. Romans 13:1 : Dan 2:21; 4:17; John 19:11
  4. Romans 13:3 : 1 Pet 2:14
  5. Romans 13:4 : 1 Thess 4:6
  6. Romans 13:5 : Eccl 8; 1 Pet 2:13, 19
  7. Romans 13:7 : Matt 22:21; Mark 12:17; Luke 20:25
  8. Romans 13:7 : Luke 20:22; 23:2
  9. Romans 13:7 : Matt 17:25
  10. Romans 13:8 : Matt 7:12; 22:39f; John 13:34; Rom 13:10; Gal 5:14; James 2:8
  11. Romans 13:9 : Ex 20:13ff; Deut 5:17ff
  12. Romans 13:9 : Lev 19:18; Matt 19:19
  13. Romans 13:10 : Matt 7:12; 22:39f; John 13:34; Rom 13:8; Gal 5:14; James 2:8
  14. Romans 13:11 : 1 Cor 7:29f; 10:11; James 5:8; 1 Pet 4:7; 2 Pet 3:9, 11; 1 John 2:18; Rev 1:3; 22:10
  15. Romans 13:11 : Mark 13:37; 1 Cor 15:34; Eph 5:14; 1 Thess 5:6
  16. Romans 13:12 : 1 Cor 7:29f; 10:11; James 5:8; 1 Pet 4:7; 2 Pet 3:9, 11; 1 John 2:18; Rev 1:3; 22:10
  17. Romans 13:12 : Heb 10:25; 1 John 2:8; Rev 1:3; 22:10
  18. Romans 13:12 : Eph 5:11
  19. Romans 13:12 : 2 Cor 6:7; 10:4; Eph 6:11, 13; 1 Thess 5:8
  20. Romans 13:13 : 1 Thess 4:12
  21. Romans 13:13 : Luke 21:34; Gal 5:21; Eph 5:18; 1 Pet 4:3
  22. Romans 13:14 : Job 29:14; Gal 3:27; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10, 12
  23. Romans 13:14 : Gal 5:16; 1 Pet 2:11

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