| 1 | Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers . For there is no power but of God : the powers that be are ordained of God . |
| 2 | Whosoever therefore resisteth the power , resisteth the ordinance of God : and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation . |
| 3 | For rulers are not a terror to good works , but to the evil . Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? do that which is good , and thou shalt have praise of the same : |
| 4 | For he is the minister of God to thee for good . But if thou do that which is evil , be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God , a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil . |
| 5 | Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject , not only for wrath , but also for conscience sake . |
| 6 | For for this cause pay ye tribute also : for they are God's ministers , attending continually upon this very thing . |
| 7 | Render therefore to all their dues : tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom ; fear to whom fear ; honour to whom honour . |
| 8 | Owe no man any thing , but to love one another : for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law . |
| 9 | For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery , Thou shalt not kill , Thou shalt not steal , Thou shalt not bear false witness , Thou shalt not covet ; and if [there be] any other commandment , it is briefly comprehended in this saying , namely , Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself . |
| 10 | Love worketh no ill to his neighbour : therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law . |
| 11 | And that , knowing the time , that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep : for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed . |
| 12 | The night is far spent , the day is at hand : let us therefore cast off the works of darkness , and let us put on the armour of light . |
| 13 | Let us walk honestly , as in the day ; not in rioting and drunkenness , not in chambering and wantonness , not in strife and envying . |
| 14 | But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ , and make not provision for the flesh , to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof]. |
