| Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. | Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. |
| For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, busy with this very thing. | 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 due them—taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. | 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. |
| Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. | Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. |
| The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” | For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” |
| Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law. | Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. |
| Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. | But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. |
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