'Let5every1person2be subject5to the governing4authorities.3For7there is8no6authority9except1011from12God,13and15those14that exist16have been20instituted19by17God.18 Therefore1whoever2resists3the4authorities5resists10whatGod8hasappointed,9and12those11who resist13will incur16judgment.15 For2rulers3are5not4a terror6to good8conduct,9but10to bad.12Would you13have16no15fear of16the17one who is inauthority?18Thendo21what19isgood,20and22you will receive23his26approval,24 for2he is4God’s1servant3for6your5good.8But10if9you do13wrong,12be afraid,14for16he does20not15bear20the18sword19in vain.17For22he is24the servant23of God,21an avenger25[who carries out God’s]26wrath27on the28wrongdoer.3031 Therefore1onemust2be in subjection,3not4only5to6[avoid God’s] wrath8but9also10for the sake of11conscience.13 For3because of1this2you6also4pay6taxes,5for8[the authorities] are10ministers7of God,9attending14to11this13very thing.12 Pay1to all2what is owed to [them]:34taxes7to whom5taxes9are owed,revenue12to whom10revenue14is owed,respect17to whom15respect19is owed,honor22to whom20honor24is owed. Owe3no one1anything,2except45to love8each other,7for10the one9who loves11another13has fulfilled15the law.14 For2the [commandments],1“You shall4not3commit adultery,4You shall6not5murder,6You shall8not7steal,8You shall10not9covet,”10and11any13other14commandment,15are summed up20in16this19word:18“You shall love23your26neighbor25as27yourself.”28 Love2does7no6wrong5to a neighbor;4therefore9love12isthe fulfilling8of the law.10 Besides1this2you know3the4time,5that6the hour7[has come]8for you9to wake12from10sleep.11For14salvation18isnearer15to us16now13than19when20we [first] believed.21 The1night2is far gone;3the4day6is at hand.7So then9let us cast off8the10works11of darkness13and15put on14the16armor17of light.19 Let us walk5properly4as1in2the daytime,3not6in orgies7and8drunkenness,9not10in sexual immorality11and12sensuality,13not14in quarreling15and16jealousy.17 But1put on2the3Lord4Jesus5Christ,6and7make12no11provision10for the8flesh,9to [gratify]13itsdesires.14