{"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/drb/romans/13","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T01:28:03.395Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","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 higher powers: for there is no power but from God: and those that are, are ordained of God. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Therefore he that resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist, purchase to themselves damnation. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For princes are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good: and thou shalt have praise from the same. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For he is God's minister to thee, for good. But if thou do that which is evil, fear: for he beareth not the sword in vain. For he is God's minister: an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Wherefore be subject of necessity, not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"For therefore also you pay tribute. For they are the ministers of God, serving unto this purpose. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Render therefore to all men their dues. Tribute, to whom tribute is due: custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honour, to whom honour. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"For Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness: Thou shalt not covet: and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The love of our neighbour worketh no evil. Love therefore is the fulfilling of the law. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And that knowing the season; that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The night is passed, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Let us walk honestly, as in the day: not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and impurities, not in contention and envy: "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh in its concupiscences. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Romans 13 (DRB)","markdown":"[Romans 13](https://primebible.com/drb/romans/13)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/romans/13 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}