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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. |
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2 | Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the
ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to
themselves damnation. |
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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: |
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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. |
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5 | Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but
also for conscience sake. |
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6 | For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's
ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. |
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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. |
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8 | Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that
loveth another hath fulfilled the law. |
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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. |
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10 | Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the
fulfilling of the law. |
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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. |
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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. |
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13 | Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife
and envying. |
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14 | But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision
for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. |
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