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13 Всеки човек да се покорява на властите, които са над него; защото няма власт, която да не е от Бога, и колкото власти има, те са отредени от Бога.

Затова, който се противи на властта, противи се на Божията наретба; а които се противят ще навлекат осъждане на себе си.

Защото владетелите не причиняват страх на добротвореца, но на злостореца. Искаш ли, прочее, да се не боиш от властта? Върши добро, и ще бъдеш похвален от нея;

понеже владетелят е Божий служител за твоя полза. Но ако вършиш зло, да се боиш; защото той не носи напразно сабята, понеже е Божий служител, мъздовъздател за докарване гняв, върху ( Гръцки: за гнева спрямо ) този, който върши зло.

Затова нужно е да се покорите не само поради страх от гнева, но и заради съвестта.

Понеже за тая причина и данък плащате. Защото владетелите са Божии служители, които постоянно се занимават с тая длъжност.

Отдавайте на всички дължимото: комуто се дължи данък, данъка; комуто мито, митото; комуто страх, страха; комуто почит, почитта.

Не оставайте никому длъжни в нищо, освен един друг да се обичате, защото, който обича другиго, изпълнява закона.

10 Любовта не върши зло на ближния; следователно, любовта изпълнява закона.

11 И това вършете като знаете времето, че часът е вече настъпил да се събудите от сън; защото спасението е по-близу до нас сега, отколкото, когато изпърво повярвахме.

12 Нощта премина а денят наближи: и тъй нека отхвърлим делата на тъмнината, и да се облечем в оръжието на светлината.

13 Както в бял ден нека ходим благопристойно, не по пирове и пиянства, не по блудство и страстолюбие, не по крамоли и зависти.

14 Но облечете се с Господа Исуса Христа, и не промишлявайте за страстите на плътта.

Be Subject to Government

13 Every [a](A)person is to be (B)subject to the governing authorities. For (C)there is no authority except [b]from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore [c]whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. For (D)rulers are not a cause of fear for [d]good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; for it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a servant of God, an (E)avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also (F)for the sake of conscience. For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. (G)Pay to all what is due them: (H)tax to whom tax is due; (I)custom to whom custom; [e]respect to whom [f]respect; honor to whom honor.

Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for (J)the one who loves [g]his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. For this, “(K)You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “(L)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love [h]does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore (M)love is the fulfillment of the Law.

11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is (N)already the hour for you to (O)awaken from sleep; for now [i]salvation is nearer to us than when we first believed. 12 (P)The night is almost gone, and (Q)the day is near. Therefore let’s rid ourselves of (R)the deeds of darkness and put on (S)the armor of light. 13 Let’s [j](T)behave properly as in the day, (U)not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and debauchery, not in strife and jealousy. 14 But (V)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh (W)in regard to its lusts.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:1 Or soul
  2. Romans 13:1 Lit by
  3. Romans 13:2 Lit the one who
  4. Romans 13:3 Lit good work
  5. Romans 13:7 I.e., for authority; lit fear
  6. Romans 13:7 I.e., for authority; lit fear
  7. Romans 13:8 Lit the other
  8. Romans 13:10 Lit works no evil
  9. Romans 13:11 Or our salvation is nearer than when
  10. Romans 13:13 Lit walk

Submit to Government

13 Let every soul be (A)subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists (B)the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will [a]bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? (C)Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. Therefore (D)you must be subject, not only because of wrath (E)but also for conscience’ sake. For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. (F)Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

Love Your Neighbor(G)

Owe no one anything except to love one another, for (H)he who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, (I)“You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” [b]“You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, (J)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore (K)love is the fulfillment of the law.

Put on Christ

11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time (L)to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. (M)Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and (N)let us put on the armor of light. 13 (O)Let us walk [c]properly, as in the day, (P)not in revelry and drunkenness, (Q)not in lewdness and lust, (R)not in strife and envy. 14 But (S)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and (T)make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:2 Lit. receive
  2. Romans 13:9 NU omits “You shall not bear false witness,”
  3. Romans 13:13 decently