Romans 13:6-8
New English Translation
6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities[a] are God’s servants devoted to governing.[b] 7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
Exhortation to Love Neighbors
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
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- Romans 13:6 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the governing authorities) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Romans 13:6 tn Grk “devoted to this very thing.”
Romans 13:6-8
English Standard Version
6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 (A)Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
Fulfilling the Law Through Love
8 (B)Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for (C)the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
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