Romans 13

1 Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.

1 人人都要服从执掌权柄的，因为所有的权柄都是出于上帝。所有掌权的都是上帝设立的。

2 Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

2 所以，抗拒掌权者，就是抗拒上帝的命令，抗拒的人必自招惩罚。

3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

3 掌权的不是叫行善的惧怕，而是叫作恶的惧怕。你想不怕掌权的吗？就要行善，这样你会得到他的称赞。

4 For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

4 因为掌权的是上帝的仆人，对你有益处。然而，你若作恶，就该惧怕，因为他必将你绳之以法 。他是上帝的仆人，代表上帝秉公行义，惩奸罚恶。

5 Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.

5 所以，你们必须服从，不单是为了免受惩罚，也是为了良心无愧。

6 This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.

6 你们纳税也是为了同样的缘故，因为掌权的是上帝的仆人，负责管理这类事务。

7 Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

7 凡是人该得的，都要给他。该得粮的，就纳粮给他；该得税的，就缴税给他；该惧怕的，就惧怕他；该尊敬的，就尊敬他。

8 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

8 凡事都不可亏欠人，但在彼此相爱方面要常常觉得亏欠。一个人爱别人，就成全了律法。

9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

9 因为“不可通奸、不可杀人、不可偷盗、不可贪心” 以及其他诫命，都可以总结成一句话——“爱邻如己” 。

10 Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

10 爱不会作恶害人，所以爱成全了律法。

11 And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

11 还有，要知道现今是你们该睡醒的时候了！因为与初信的时候相比，我们得救的日子更近了。

12 The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

12 黑夜已深，白昼将临，我们要除掉黑暗的行为，穿上光明的盔甲 。

13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

13 我们要为人端正，光明磊落，不可荒宴醉酒，不可好色邪荡，不可嫉妒纷争。

14 Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.

14 你们要活出主耶稣基督的荣美 ，不可放纵本性的私欲。