| The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000. |
The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the |
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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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Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
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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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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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Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
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For, for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
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Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. Mt. 22.21 · Mk. 12.17 · Lk. 20.25
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¶ Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
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For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Ex. 20.14 · Deut. 5.18 Thou shalt not kill, Ex. 20.13 · Deut. 5.17 Thou shalt not steal, Ex. 20.15 · Deut. 5.19 Thou shalt not bear false witness, Ex. 20.16 · Deut. 5.20 Thou shalt not covet; Ex. 20.17 · Deut. 5.21 and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Lev. 19.18
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Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
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¶ 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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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 armor of light.
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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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but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
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