GNT

1 πᾶσα ψυχὴ ἐξουσίαις ὑπερεχούσαις ὑποτασσέσθω. οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν ἐξουσία εἰ μὴ ὑπὸ θεοῦ, αἱ δὲ οὗσαι ὑπὸ θεοῦ τεταγμέναι εἰσίν·

2 ὥστε ὁ ἀντιτασσόμενος τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ διαταγῇ ἀνθέστηκεν, οἱ δὲ ἀνθεστηκότες ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήμψονται.

3 οἱ γὰρ ἄρχοντες οὐκ εἰσὶν φόβος τῶ ἀγαθῶ ἔργῳ ἀλλὰ τῶ κακῶ. θέλεις δὲ μὴ φοβεῖσθαι τὴν ἐξουσίαν; τὸ ἀγαθὸν ποίει, καὶ ἕξεις ἔπαινον ἐξ αὐτῆς·

4 θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν σοὶ εἰς τὸ ἀγαθόν. ἐὰν δὲ τὸ κακὸν ποιῇς, φοβοῦ· οὐ γὰρ εἰκῇ τὴν μάχαιραν φορεῖ· θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν, ἔκδικος εἰς ὀργὴν τῶ τὸ κακὸν πράσσοντι.

5 διὸ ἀνάγκη ὑποτάσσεσθαι, οὐ μόνον διὰ τὴν ὀργὴν ἀλλὰ καὶ διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν.

6 διὰ τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ φόρους τελεῖτε, λειτουργοὶ γὰρ θεοῦ εἰσιν εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο προσκαρτεροῦντες.

7 ἀπόδοτε πᾶσιν τὰς ὀφειλάς, τῶ τὸν φόρον τὸν φόρον, τῶ τὸ τέλος τὸ τέλος, τῶ τὸν φόβον τὸν φόβον, τῶ τὴν τιμὴν τὴν τιμήν.

8 μηδενὶ μηδὲν ὀφείλετε, εἰ μὴ τὸ ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν· ὁ γὰρ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἕτερον νόμον πεπλήρωκεν.

9 τὸ γὰρ οὐ μοιχεύσεις, οὐ φονεύσεις, οὐ κλέψεις, οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις, καὶ εἴ τις ἑτέρα ἐντολή, ἐν τῶ λόγῳ τούτῳ ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται, [ἐν τῶ] ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν.

10 ἡ ἀγάπη τῶ πλησίον κακὸν οὐκ ἐργάζεται· πλήρωμα οὗν νόμου ἡ ἀγάπη.

11 καὶ τοῦτο εἰδότες τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι ὥρα ἤδη ὑμᾶς ἐξ ὕπνου ἐγερθῆναι, νῦν γὰρ ἐγγύτερον ἡμῶν ἡ σωτηρία ἢ ὅτε ἐπιστεύσαμεν.

12 ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν, ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤγγικεν. ἀποθώμεθα οὗν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, ἐνδυσώμεθα [δὲ] τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός.

13 ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ εὐσχημόνως περιπατήσωμεν, μὴ κώμοις καὶ μέθαις, μὴ κοίταις καὶ ἀσελγείαις, μὴ ἔριδι καὶ ζήλῳ·

14 ἀλλὰ ἐνδύσασθε τὸν κύριον ἰησοῦν χριστόν, καὶ τῆς σαρκὸς πρόνοιαν μὴ ποιεῖσθε εἰς ἐπιθυμίας.

KJV

1  Let every³⁹⁵⁶ soul⁵⁵⁹⁰ be subject⁵²⁹³ unto the higher⁵²⁴² powers.¹⁸⁴⁹ For¹⁰⁶³ there is²⁰⁷⁶ no³⁷⁵⁶ power¹⁸⁴⁹ but¹⁵⁰⁸ of⁵⁷⁵ God:^{2316 1161} the³⁵⁸⁸ powers¹⁸⁴⁹ that be⁵⁶⁰⁷ are¹⁵²⁶ ordained⁵⁰²¹ of⁵²⁵⁹ God.²³¹⁶

2  Whosoever therefore resisteth^{498 5620} the³⁵⁸⁸ power,¹⁸⁴⁹ resisteth⁴³⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ ordinance¹²⁹⁶ of God:²³¹⁶ and¹¹⁶¹ they that resist⁴³⁶ shall receive²⁹⁸³ to themselves¹⁴³⁸ damnation.²⁹¹⁷

3  For¹⁰⁶³ rulers⁷⁵⁸ are¹⁵²⁶ not³⁷⁵⁶ a terror⁵⁴⁰¹ to good¹⁸ works,²⁰⁴¹ but²³⁵ to the³⁵⁸⁸ evil.²⁵⁵⁶ Wilt²³⁰⁹ thou then¹¹⁶¹ not³³⁶¹ be afraid⁵³⁹⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ power?¹⁸⁴⁹ do⁴¹⁶⁰ that which is good,¹⁸ and²⁵³² thou shalt have²¹⁹² praise¹⁸⁶⁸ of¹⁵³⁷ the same:⁸⁴⁶

4  For¹⁰⁶³ he is²⁰⁷⁶ the minister¹²⁴⁹ of God²³¹⁶ to thee⁴⁶⁷¹ for¹⁵¹⁹ good.¹⁸ But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴³⁷ thou do⁴¹⁶⁰ that which is evil,²⁵⁵⁶ be afraid;⁵³⁹⁹ for¹⁰⁶³ he beareth⁵⁴⁰⁹ not³⁷⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ sword³¹⁶² in vain:¹⁵⁰⁰ for¹⁰⁶³ he is²⁰⁷⁶ the minister¹²⁴⁹ of God,²³¹⁶ a revenger¹⁵⁵⁸ to¹⁵¹⁹ execute wrath³⁷⁰⁹ upon him that doeth⁴²³⁸ evil.²⁵⁵⁶

5  Wherefore¹³⁵² ye must needs³¹⁸ be subject,⁵²⁹³ not³⁷⁵⁶ only³⁴⁴⁰ for¹²²³ wrath,³⁷⁰⁹ but²³⁵ also²⁵³² for conscience sake.^{1223 4893}

6  For¹⁰⁶³ for this cause^{1223 5124} pay⁵⁰⁵⁵ ye tribute⁵⁴¹¹ also:²⁵³² for¹⁰⁶³ they are¹⁵²⁶ God's²³¹⁶ ministers,³⁰¹¹ attending continually⁴³⁴² upon¹⁵¹⁹ this very thing.^{5124 846}

7  Render⁵⁹¹ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ to all³⁹⁵⁶ their dues:³⁷⁸² tribute⁵⁴¹¹ to whom³⁵⁸⁸ tribute⁵⁴¹¹ is due; custom⁵⁰⁵⁶ to whom³⁵⁸⁸ custom;⁵⁰⁵⁶ fear⁵⁴⁰¹ to whom³⁵⁸⁸ fear;⁵⁴⁰¹ honor⁵⁰⁹² to whom³⁵⁸⁸ honor.⁵⁰⁹²

8  Owe³⁷⁸⁴ no man³³⁶⁷ any thing,³³⁶⁷ but¹⁵⁰⁸ to love²⁵ one another:²⁴⁰ for¹⁰⁶³ he that loveth²⁵ another²⁰⁸⁷ hath fulfilled⁴¹³⁷ the law.³⁵⁵¹

9  For¹⁰⁶³ this,³⁵⁸⁸ Thou shalt not³⁷⁵⁶ commit adultery,³⁴³¹ Thou shalt not³⁷⁵⁶ kill,⁵⁴⁰⁷ Thou shalt not³⁷⁵⁶ steal,²⁸¹³ Thou shalt not³⁷⁵⁶ bear false witness,⁵⁵⁷⁶ Thou shalt not³⁷⁵⁶ covet;¹⁹³⁷ and²⁵³² if there be any¹⁵³⁶ other²⁰⁸⁷ commandment,¹⁷⁸⁵ it is briefly comprehended³⁴⁶ in¹⁷²² this⁵¹²⁹ saying,³⁰⁵⁶ namely,^{1722 3588} Thou shalt love²⁵ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ neighbor⁴¹³⁹ as⁵⁶¹³ thyself.¹⁴³⁸

10  Love²⁶ worketh²⁰³⁸ no³⁷⁵⁶ ill²⁵⁵⁶ to his neighbor:⁴¹³⁹ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ love²⁶ is the fulfilling⁴¹³⁸ of the law.³⁵⁵¹

11  And²⁵³² that,⁵¹²⁴ knowing¹⁴⁹² the³⁵⁸⁸ time,²⁵⁴⁰ that³⁷⁵⁴ now²²³⁵ it is high time⁵⁶¹⁰ to²²⁴⁸ awake¹⁴⁵³ out of¹⁵³⁷ sleep:⁵²⁵⁸ for¹⁰⁶³ now³⁵⁶⁸ is our²²⁵⁷ salvation⁴⁹⁹¹ nearer¹⁴⁵² than²²²⁸ when³⁷⁵³ we believed.⁴¹⁰⁰

12  The³⁵⁸⁸ night³⁵⁷¹ is far spent,^{4298 1161} the³⁵⁸⁸ day²²⁵⁰ is at hand:¹⁴⁴⁸ let us therefore³⁷⁶⁷ cast off⁶⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ works²⁰⁴¹ of darkness,⁴⁶⁵⁵ and²⁵³² let us put on¹⁷⁴⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ armor³⁶⁹⁶ of light.⁵⁴⁵⁷

13  Let us walk⁴⁰⁴³ honestly,²¹⁵⁶ as⁵⁶¹³ in¹⁷²² the day;²²⁵⁰ not³³⁶¹ in rioting²⁹⁷⁰ and²⁵³² drunkenness,³¹⁷⁸ not³³⁶¹ in chambering²⁸⁴⁵ and²⁵³² wantonness,⁷⁶⁶ not³³⁶¹ in strife²⁰⁵⁴ and²⁵³² envying.²²⁰⁵

14  But²³⁵ put ye on¹⁷⁴⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ and²⁵³² make⁴¹⁶⁰ not³³⁶¹ provision⁴³⁰⁷ for the³⁵⁸⁸ flesh,⁴⁵⁶¹ to fulfill the¹⁵¹⁹ lusts¹⁹³⁹ thereof.

Vul

1 Omnis anima potestatibus sublimioribus subdita sit: non est enim potestas nisi a Deo: quæ autem sunt, a Deo ordinatæ sunt.

2 Itaque qui resistit potestati, Dei ordinationi resistit. Qui autem resistunt, ipsi sibi damnationem acquirunt:

3 nam principes non sunt timori boni operis, sed mali. Vis autem non timere potestatem? Bonum fac: et habebis laudem ex illa:

4 Dei enim minister est tibi in bonum. Si autem malum feceris, time: non enim sine causa gladium portat. Dei enim minister est: vindex in iram ei qui malum agit.

5 Ideo necessitate subditi estote non solum propter iram, sed etiam propter conscientiam.

6 Ideo enim et tributa præstatis: ministri enim Dei sunt, in hoc ipsum servientes.

7 Reddite ergo omnibus debita: cui tribulatum, tributum: cui vectigal, vectigal: cui timorem, timorem: cui honorem, honorem.

8 Nemini quidquam debeatis, nisi ut invicem diligatis: qui enim diligit proximum, legem implevit.

9 Nam: non adultaberis: non occides: non furaberis: non falsum testimonium dices: non concupisces: et si quod est aliud mandatum, in hoc verbo instauratur: diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum.

10 Dilectio proximi malum non operatur. Plenitudo ergo legis est dilectio.

11 Et hoc scientes tempus: quia hora est jam nos de somno surgere. Nunc enim propior est nostra salus, quam cum credidimus.

12 Nox præcessit, dies autem appropinquavit. Abjiciamus ergo opera tenebrarum, et induamur arma lucis.

13 Sicut in die honeste ambulemus: non in comessationibus, et ebrietatibus, non in cubilibus, et impudicitiis, non in contentione, et æmulatione:

14 sed induamini Dominum Jesum Christum, et carnis curam ne feceritis in desideriis.