Rom 13 | NASB2020 | STEP | Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities . For there is no authority except from God , and those which exist are established by God .

Romans 13

Be Subject to Government

1 Every ^{▼▼Or soul
,} ^bperson is to be ^csubject to the governing authorities. For ^dthere is no authority except ^{▼▼Lit by}from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2 Therefore ^{▼▼Lit the one who}whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. 3 For ^grulers are not a cause of fear for ^{▼▼Lit good work}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 servant 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 servant of God, an ⁱavenger 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 ^jfor the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. 7 ^kPay to all what is due them: ^ltax to whom tax is due; ^mcustom to whom custom; ^{▼▼I.e., for authority; lit fear}respect to whom ^{▼▼I.e., for authority; lit fear}respect; honor to whom honor.

8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for ^pthe one who loves ^{▼▼Lit the other}his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. 9 For this, “ ^rYou 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, “ ^sYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love ^{▼▼Lit works no evil}does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore ^ulove is the fulfillment of the Law.

11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is ^valready the hour for you to ^wawaken from sleep; for now ^{▼▼Or our salvation is nearer than when}salvation is nearer to us than when we first believed. 12 ^yThe night is almost gone, and ^zthe day is near. Therefore let’s rid ourselves of ^aathe deeds of darkness and put on ^abthe armor of light. 13 Let’s ^{▼▼Lit walk
,} ^adbehave properly as in the day, ^aenot in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and debauchery, not in strife and jealousy. 14 But ^afput on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh ^agin regard to its lusts.