{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/romans/13","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T22:51:43.398Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Romans","bookSlug":"romans","chapter":13,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":12,"nextChapter":14,"totalChapters":16,"totalVerses":14},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Let every soul be subject to the authorities that are above him. For there is no authority except from God; and those that exist are set up by God."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"So that he that sets himself in opposition to the authority resists the ordinance of God; and they who thus resist shall bring sentence of guilt on themselves."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil one. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only on account of wrath, but also on account of conscience."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Render to all their dues: to whom tribute is due, tribute; to whom custom, custom; to whom fear, fear; to whom honour, honour."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Owe no one anything, unless to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"For, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not lust; and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Love works no ill to its neighbour; love therefore is the whole law."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that we should be aroused out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not take forethought for the flesh to fulfil its lusts."}],"citation":{"inline":"Romans 13 (DBT)","markdown":"[Romans 13](https://primebible.com/dbt/romans/13)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/romans/13 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}