Rimanom 13
1 Každý nech sa poddá vyššej moci, lebo niet moci, ktorá by nebola od Boha. A tie, čo sú, ustanovil Boh.2 Kto sa teda protiví vrchnosti, protiví sa Božiemu poriadku. A tí, čo sa protivia, sami si privolávajú odsúdenie.3 Lebo vladárov sa nemusí báť ten, kto robí dobre, ale ten, kto robí zle. Chceš sa nebáť moci? Rob dobre a dostaneš od nej pochvalu.4 Veď ona je Božou služobníčkou pre tvoje dobro. Ale ak robíš zle, potom sa boj, lebo nie nadarmo nosí meč; je Božou služobníčkou, vykonávateľkou hnevu na tom, kto robí zle.5 Preto sa treba podriadiť, a nielen zo strachu pred hnevom, ale aj kvôli svedomiu.6 Preto platíte aj dane, lebo tí, čo ich vyžadujú, sú Boží služobníci.7 Dávajte každému, čo ste dlžní: komu daň, tomu daň, komu clo, tomu clo, komu bázeň, tomu bázeň, komu česť, tomu česť.8 Nebuďte nikomu nič dlžní, okrem toho, aby ste sa navzájom milovali: veď kto miluje blížneho, vyplnil zákon.9 Lebo: Nescudzoložíš! Nezabiješ! Nepokradneš! Nepožiadaš! a ktorékoľvek iné prikázanie je zahrnuté v tomto slove: Milovať budeš svojho blížneho ako seba samého!10 Láska nerobí zle blížnemu; teda naplnením zákona je láska.11 Však viete, aký je čas, že už nadišla hodina, aby ste sa prebudili zo sna. Veď teraz je nám spása bližšie, ako vtedy, keď sme uverili.12 Noc pokročila, deň sa priblížil. Zhoďme teda skutky tmy a oblečme sa do výzbroje svetla.13 Žime počestne ako vo dne; nie v hýrení a opilstve, nie v smilstve a necudnosti, nie v svároch a žiarlivosti,14 ale oblečte si Pána Ježiša Krista; a o telo sa nestarajte podľa jeho žiadostí.
ROMANS 13
Obey Rulers
1 t Obey the rulers who have authority over you. Only God can give authority to anyone, and he puts these rulers in their places of power. 2 People who oppose the authorities are opposing what God has done, and they will be punished. 3 Rulers are a threat to evil people, not to good people. There is no need to be afraid of the authorities. Just do right, and they will praise you for it.
4 After all, they are God's servants, and it is their duty to help you.
If you do something wrong, you ought to be afraid, because these rulers have the right to punish you. They are God's servants who punish criminals to show how angry God is.
5 But you should obey the rulers because you know it is the right thing to do, and not just because of God's anger.
6 t You must also pay your taxes. The authorities are God's servants, and it is their duty to take care of these matters.
7 Pay all that you owe, whether it is taxes and fees or respect and honor.Love
8 Let love be your only debt! If you love others, you have done all that the Law demands. 9 t In the Law there are many commands, such as, “Be faithful in marriage. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not want what belongs to others.” But all of these are summed up in the command that says, “Love others as much as you love yourself.”
10 No one who loves others will harm them. So love is all that the Law demands.The Day //When Christ Returns
11 You know what sort of times we live in, and so you should live properly. It is time to wake up. You know that the day when we will be saved is nearer now than when we first put our faith in the Lord. 12 Night is almost over, and day will soon appear. We must stop behaving as people do in the dark and be ready to live in the light. 13 So behave properly, as people do in the day. Don't go to wild parties or get drunk or be vulgar or indecent. Don't quarrel or be jealous. 14 Let the Lord Jesus Christ be as near to you as the clothes you wear. Then you won't try to satisfy your selfish desires.