罗马书 13
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
基督徒与社会
13 所有的人[a]都当服从在上掌权的,因为没有一个掌权的不是出于神。所有掌权的,都是由神所指定的。 2 所以,抗拒掌权的,就是违抗神所设立的;违抗的人,就自招惩罚。 3 事实上,对良善的行为,掌权者并不是可怕的;而对邪恶的行为,他才是可怕的。那么,你想要不惧怕掌权的,就应当做良善的事。这样,你就会得到他的称赞。 4 要知道,他是神的仆役,对你是有益处的。但你如果作恶,就该惧怕,因为他不是毫无理由的佩带刀剑。他是神的仆役,是报应者,使震怒临到作恶的人。 5 因此,你们必须服从,不仅是为了震怒的缘故,也是为了良心。 6 其实你们纳税,也是为了这缘故;因为他们是神的仆役,正是为此专心服事。 7 每个人所当得的,你们都要给他:当得税的,就给他税;当得捐的,就给他捐;当受敬畏的,就敬畏他;当受尊敬的,就尊敬他。
爱邻如己
8 你们对任何人都不要亏欠什么;唯有在彼此相爱的事上,要常以为亏欠。实际上,爱别人的,就成全了律法。 9 这是因为,那“不可通奸,不可杀人,不可偷窃,[b]不可贪心”[c]的诫命,或是别的什么诫命,都包含在“要爱邻如己”[d]这一句话里了。
10 爱是对邻人不做恶事,因此爱是成全律法的。
效法基督
11 再者,你们已经看见了这个时代,是你们[e]早应该从沉睡中醒过来的时候,因为比我们初信的时候,我们的救恩现在更近了。 12 黑夜已深,白昼近了。所以,我们要脱去黑暗的行为,配上光明的兵器。 13 我们要行事端正,好像在白昼中那样:不可荒宴、醉酒;不可淫乱、好色;不可纷争、嫉妒。 14 相反,要穿上主耶稣基督;不要为了私欲而在属肉体的事上做任何安排。
Romans 13
New International Version
Submission to Governing Authorities
13 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities,(A) for there is no authority except that which God has established.(B) The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted,(C) and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended.(D) 4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.(E) 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.(F)
6 This is also why you pay taxes,(G) for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes;(H) if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Love Fulfills the Law
8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.(I) 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”[a](J) and whatever other command there may be, are summed up(K) in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](L) 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.(M)
The Day Is Near
11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come(N) for you to wake up from your slumber,(O) because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.(P) So let us put aside the deeds of darkness(Q) and put on the armor(R) of light. 13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,(S) not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.(T) 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,(U) and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.[c](V)
Footnotes
- Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21
- Romans 13:9 Lev. 19:18
- Romans 13:14 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
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