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World English Bible

Romans 13 (WEBP)

[1] Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.
[2] Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.
[3] For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the authority,
[4] for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
[5] Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
[6] For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.
[7] Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
[8] Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
[9] For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
[10] Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
[11] Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
[12] The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
[13] Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
[14] But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.

Romans 13:9a TR adds “You shall not give false testimony,”
Romans 13:9b ;
Romans 13:9c

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Romans 13 (KJVS)

[1] Let every soul be subject () unto the higher () powers. For there is () no power but of God: the powers that be () are () ordained () of God.
[2] Whosoever therefore resisteth () the power, resisteth () the ordinance of God: and they that resist () shall receive () to themselves damnation.
[3] For rulers are () not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou () then not be afraid () of the power? do () that which is good, and thou shalt have () praise of the same:
[4] for he is () the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do () that which is evil, be afraid; () for he beareth () not the sword in vain: for he is () the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth () evil.
[5] Wherefore ye must needs be subject, () not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
[6] For for this cause pay ye () tribute also: for they are () God’s ministers, attending continually () upon this very thing.
[7] Render () therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
[8] Owe () no man any thing, but to love () one another: for he that loveth () another hath fulfilled () the law.
[9] For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, () Thou shalt not kill, () Thou shalt not steal, () Thou shalt not bear false witness, () Thou shalt not covet; () and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended () in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love () thy neighbour as thyself.
[10] Love worketh () no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
[11] And that, knowing () the time, that now it is high time to awake () out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. ()
[12] The night is far spent, () the day is at hand: () let us therefore cast off () the works of darkness, and let us put on () the armour of light.
[13] Let us walk () honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
[14] But put ye on () the Lord Jesus Christ, and make () not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Romans 13:1 Or, ordered
Romans 13:13 Or, decently

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Romans 13 (BYZ)

[1] Πᾶσα () ψυχὴ () ἐξουσίαις () ὑπερεχούσαις () ὑποτασσέσθω· () οὐ () γάρ () ἐστιν () ἐξουσία () εἰ () μὴ () ὑπὸ () θεοῦ, () αἱ () δὲ () οὖσαι () ἐξουσίαι () ὑπὸ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τεταγμέναι () εἰσίν. ()
[2] Ὥστε () ὁ () ἀντιτασσόμενος () τῇ () ἐξουσίᾳ, () τῇ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () διαταγῇ () ἀνθέστηκεν· () οἱ () δὲ () ἀνθεστηκότες () ἑαυτοῖς () κρίμα () λήψονται. ()
[3] Οἱ () γὰρ () ἄρχοντες () οὐκ () εἰσὶν () φόβος () τῶν () ἀγαθῶν () ἔργων, () ἀλλὰ () τῶν () κακῶν. () Θέλεις () δὲ () μὴ () φοβεῖσθαι () τὴν () ἐξουσίαν; () Τὸ () ἀγαθὸν () ποίει, () καὶ () ἕξεις () ἔπαινον () ἐξ () αὐτῆς· ()
[4] θεοῦ () γὰρ () διάκονός () ἐστίν () σοι () εἰς () τὸ () ἀγαθόν. () Ἐὰν () δὲ () τὸ () κακὸν () ποιῇς, () φοβοῦ· () οὐ () γὰρ () εἰκῇ () τὴν () μάχαιραν () φορεῖ· () θεοῦ () γὰρ () διάκονός () ἐστιν, () ἔκδικος () εἰς () ὀργὴν () τῷ () τὸ () κακὸν () πράσσοντι. ()
[5] Διὸ () ἀνάγκη () ὑποτάσσεσθαι, () οὐ () μόνον () διὰ () τὴν () ὀργήν, () ἀλλὰ () καὶ () διὰ () τὴν () συνείδησιν. ()
[6] Διὰ () τοῦτο () γὰρ () καὶ () φόρους () τελεῖτε· () λειτουργοὶ () γὰρ () θεοῦ () εἰσιν, () εἰς () αὐτὸ () τοῦτο () προσκαρτεροῦντες. ()
[7] Ἀπόδοτε () οὖν () πᾶσιν () τὰς () ὀφειλάς· () τῷ () τὸν () φόρον () τὸν () φόρον· () τῷ () τὸ () τέλος () τὸ () τέλος· () τῷ () τὸν () φόβον () τὸν () φόβον· () τῷ () τὴν () τιμὴν () τὴν () τιμήν. ()
[8] Μηδενὶ () μηδὲν () ὀφείλετε, () εἰ () μὴ () τὸ () ἀγαπᾷν () ἀλλήλους· () ὁ () γὰρ () ἀγαπῶν () τὸν () ἕτερον, () νόμον () πεπλήρωκεν. ()
[9] Τὸ () γάρ, () Οὐ () μοιχεύσεις, () οὐ () φονεύσεις, () οὐ () κλέψεις, () οὐκ () ἐπιθυμήσεις, () καὶ () εἴ () τις () ἑτέρα () ἐντολή, () ἐν () τούτῳ () τῷ () λόγῳ () ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται, () ἐν () τῷ, () Ἀγαπήσεις () τὸν () πλησίον () σου () ὡς () ἑαυτόν. ()
[10] Ἡ () ἀγάπη () τῷ () πλησίον () κακὸν () οὐκ () ἐργάζεται· () πλήρωμα () οὖν () νόμου () ἡ () ἀγάπη. ()
[11] Καὶ () τοῦτο, () εἰδότες () τὸν () καιρόν, () ὅτι () ὥρα () ἡμᾶς () ἤδη () ἐξ () ὕπνου () ἐγερθῆναι· () νῦν () γὰρ () ἐγγύτερον () ἡμῶν () ἡ () σωτηρία () ἢ () ὅτε () ἐπιστεύσαμεν. ()
[12] Ἡ () νὺξ () προέκοψεν, () ἡ () δὲ () ἡμέρα () ἤγγικεν· () ἀποθώμεθα () οὖν () τὰ () ἔργα () τοῦ () σκότους, () καὶ () ἐνδυσώμεθα () τὰ () ὅπλα () τοῦ () φωτός. ()
[13] Ὡς () ἐν () ἡμέρᾳ, () εὐσχημόνως () περιπατήσωμεν, () μὴ () κώμοις () καὶ () μέθαις, () μὴ () κοίταις () καὶ () ἀσελγείαις, () μὴ () ἔριδι () καὶ () ζήλῳ. ()
[14] Ἀλλ’ () ἐνδύσασθε () τὸν () κύριον () Ἰησοῦν () χριστόν, () καὶ () τῆς () σαρκὸς () πρόνοιαν () μὴ () ποιεῖσθε, () εἰς () ἐπιθυμίας. ()

Romans 13:1a ὑπὸ ¦ TR ἀπὸ
Romans 13:1b ἐξουσίαι ¦ CT om.
Romans 13:1c τοῦ ¦ [PT] ¦ CT om.
Romans 13:2 λήψονται ¦ CT λήμψονται
Romans 13:3 τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἔργων ἀλλὰ τῶν κακῶν ¦ CT τῷ ἀγαθῷ ἔργῳ ἀλλὰ τῷ κακῷ
Romans 13:4 ἔκδικος εἰς ὀργὴν ¦ PT εἰς ὀργὴν ἔκδικος
Romans 13:7 οὖν ¦ CT om.
Romans 13:8 ἀγαπᾷν ἀλλήλους ¦ CT ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν
Romans 13:9a κλέψεις ¦ PCK RPmg TR κλέψεις οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις
Romans 13:9b τούτῳ τῷ λόγῳ ¦ CT τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ
Romans 13:9c ἐν τῷ ¦ [NA WH]
Romans 13:9d ἑαυτόν ¦ CT HF PCK PT RPmg σεαυτόν
Romans 13:11 ἡμᾶς ἤδη ¦ CT ἤδη ὑμᾶς
Romans 13:12a ἀποθώμεθα ¦ SBL ἀποβαλώμεθα
Romans 13:12b καὶ ἐνδυσώμεθα ¦ SBL TH ἐνδυσώμεθα δὲ ¦ NA WH ἐνδυσώμεθα [δὲ]
Romans 13:14 Ἀλλ ¦ NA27 SBL TH WH Ἀλλὰ

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.