Romans 13:1-7

English Standard Version Chapter 13

Let every person pbe subject to the governing authorities. For qthere is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities

For there is no authority except from God

Those that exist have been instituted by God

Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed

Those who resist will incur judgment.

English Standard Version Chapter 13

3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you rwill receive his approval, 4 for she is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, tan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad

Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority

Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval for she is God’s servant for your good

But if you do wrong, be afraid

For he does not bear the sword in vain

For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.

English Standard Version Chapter 13

5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also ufor the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 vPay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

Therefore one must be in subjection

Not only to avoid God’s wrath

But also for the sake of conscience.

For because of this you also pay taxes

For the authorities are ministers of God

Attending to this very thing

Pay to all what is owed to them:

Taxes to whom taxes are owed,

Revenue to whom revenue is owed

Respect to whom respect is owed

Honor to whom honor is owed.