Romans 13:3-11

³For Magistrates are not to be feared for good workes, but for euill. Wilt thou then bee without feare of the power? doe well: so shalt thou haue praise of the same.

⁴For he is ye minister of God for thy wealth, but if thou do euill, feare: for he beareth not the sworde for nought: for he is the minister of God to take vengeance on him that doeth euill.

⁵Wherefore ye must bee subiect, not because of wrath only, but also for conscience sake.

⁶For, for this cause ye pay also tribute: for they are Gods ministers, applying themselues for the same thing.

⁷Giue to all men therefore their duetie: tribute, to whome yee owe tribute: custome, to whom custome: feare, to whome feare: honour, to whom ye owe honour.

⁸Owe nothing to any man, but to loue one another: for he that loueth another, hath fulfilled the Lawe.

⁹For this, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnes, Thou shalt not couet: and if there be any other commandement, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, euen in this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

¹⁰Loue doeth not euill to his neighbour: therefore is loue the fulfilling of the Lawe.

¹¹And that, considering the season, that it is now time that we should arise from sleepe: for now is our saluation neerer, then when we beleeued it.