| Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed 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. |
| For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. | For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. |
| Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom 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. |
| Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. | Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. |
| For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall 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. |
| But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. | But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts. |
| Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. | Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not to have quarrels over opinions. |
| Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. | The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat is not to judge the one who eats, for God has accepted him. |
| Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand. | Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. |
| One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. | One person values one day over another, another values every day the same. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. |
| For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. | For if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. |
| For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.” | For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, to Me every knee will bow, And every tongue will give praise to God.” |
| Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way. | Therefore let’s not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this: not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s or sister’s way. |
| Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. | Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. |
| For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. | For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. |
| Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus. | Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another, according to Christ Jesus. |
| Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. | Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us, for the glory of God. |
| Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. | Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| That I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you. | So that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and relax in your company. |
| Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. | Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. |
| And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. | The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. |
| Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established— that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. | For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. |
| For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. | For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. |
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