Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. | Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. |
This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. | For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. |
Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. | Pay to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor. |
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. | Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. |
The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” | For this, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” |
Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. | Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law. |
Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. | But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts. |
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