1 Let every soul be subject to offices of authority that rank higher, for there is no office of authority if not by God, and the offices of authority that are by God, are those that have been instituted.
2 So that he who resists the office of authority has opposed the ordinance of God, and those who have opposed will receive condemnation to themselves.
3 For rulers are not a source of fear to the good works, but to the evil. And do thou desire not to fear the office of authority? Do what is good, and thou will have praise from it.
4 For he is a helper of God to thee for what is good. But if thou do what is evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is a helper of God, vengeful for wrath to the man who commits evil.
5 Therefore there is a need to be subordinate, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience.
6 For because of this ye also fulfill taxes, for they are servants of God being devoted to this same thing.
7 Render therefore to all, the things due: tax to the man of tax, tribute to the man of tribute, fear to the man of fear, esteem to the man of esteem.
8 Owe no man anything except to love each other, for he who loves the other has fulfilled law.
9 For this, Thou shall not commit adultery, Thou shall not murder, Thou shall not steal, Thou shall not testify falsely, Thou shall not covet, and if there be any other commandment it is summarized in this saying, in, Thou shall love
10 Love works no evil to the neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of law.
11 And this, knowing the time, that the hour is now for us to awake out of sleep. For our salvation is now nearer than when we believed.
12 The night has advanced and the day has approached. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the weapons of light.
13 Let us walk decently as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in beddings and wantonness, not in strife and envy.
14 But clothe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no forethought for lusts of the flesh.
1 Let every soule submit him selfe vnto the auctorite of ye hyer powers. For there is no power but of God.
2 The powers that be are ordeyned of God. Whosoever therfore resysteth power resisteth the ordinaunce of God. And they that resist shall receave to the selfe damnacio.
3 For rulars are not to be feared for good workes but for evyll Wilt thou be with out feare of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praysed of the same.
4 For he is the minister of God for thy welth. But and yf thou do evyll then feare: for he beareth not a swearde for nought: but is the minister of God to take vengeaunce on them that do evyll.
5 Wherfore ye must nedes obeye not for feare of vengeaunce only: but also because of conscience.
6 And even for this cause paye ye tribute. For they are goddes ministers servynge for the same purpose.
7 Geve to every man therfore his duetie: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custome to whom custome is due: feare to whom feare belongeth: Honoure to who honoure pertayneth
8 Owe nothinge to eny man: but to love one another. For he that loveth another fulfylleth the lawe.
9 For these commaundementes: Thou shalt not comit advoutry: Thou shalt not kyll: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnes: Thou shalt not desyre and so forth (yf there be eny other comaundement) they are all comprehended in this sayinge: Love thyne neghbour as thy selfe.
10 Love hurteth not his neghbour. Therfore is love the fulfillynge of the lawe.
11 This also we knowe I mean the season howe that it is tyme that we shuld now awake oute of slepe. For now is oure salvacion nearer then when we beleved.
12 The nyght is passed and the daye is come nye. Let us therfore cast awaye the dedes of darcknes and let vs put on the (Armoure) of lyght.
13 Let vs walke honestly as it were in the daye lyght: not in eatynge and drinkynge: nether in chamburynge and wantannes: nether in stryfe and envyinge:
14 but put ye on the Lorde Iesus Christ. And make not provision for the flesshe to fulfyll ye lustes of it.