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Romans 13

Paul commands believers to be subject to governing authorities because civil power is ordained by God for order and the punishment of wrongdoing. Christians should pay tribute, custom, fear, and honor where due. Paul then says believers should owe no continuing debt except love, because love fulfills the neighbor-directed commandments. Knowing the time, believers should wake from spiritual sleep, cast off works of darkness, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh.

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Verses 1–7Believers are told to submit to governing authorities and pay what is due Verses 8–10Love fulfills the law’s commands toward one’s neighbor Verses 11–14Believers should awake, cast off works of darkness, and put on the Lord Jesus Christ

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1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For…2Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God:…3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but…4For he is the minister of God to thee for…5Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath,…6For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they…7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute…8Owe no man any thing, but to love one another:…9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not…10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is…11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high…12The night is far spent, the day is at hand:…13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in…14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make…