Romans 13 – KJV & CRO

King James Version

Romans 13:1-14

1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. 6For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. 7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. 8Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9For this, 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 briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. 11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Knijga O Kristu

Rimljanima 13:1-14

Poslušnost vlastima

1Budite poslušni vlastima jer ih je Bog postavio. Nema te vlasti koju nije Bog postavio. 2Zato tko se suprotstavlja zakonima neke zemlje, suprotstavlja se Božjoj odredbi te sam na sebe navlači osudu. 3Jer vlasti se ne boje ljudi koji čine dobro, nego oni koji čine zlo. Ako se ne želiš bojati vlasti, čini dobro pa ćeš od njih dobiti i pohvalu. 4Vlasti nam je Bog dao da nam budu od pomoći. Zato se boj ako činiš zlo jer one služe da kazne ljude koji gnjeve Boga time što čine zlo. 5Zato im budi poslušan da ne budeš kažnjen i da ti savjest bude čista.

6Zato i poreze plaćajte jer službenici vlasti obavljaju posao koji im je Bog namijenio. 7Svakome dajte što mu dugujete: poreznicima porez, carinicima carinu, a poštovanje i čast ljudima kojima ih dugujete.

Zakon ljubavi

8Ne ostajte nikome dužni osim da volite jedni druge. Taj dug nikada ne možete potpuno isplatiti. Volite li bližnje, ispunit ćete sve odredbe Zakona. 9Zaista, “Ne učini preljub”, “Ne ubij”, “Ne ukradi”, “Ne poželi” i ima li još koja zapovijed, sadržana je u ovim riječima: “Ljubi svojega bližnjega kao samoga sebe!”13:9 Levitski zakonik 19:18. 10Ljubav prema bližnjemu ne čini zla. Ona potpuno ispunjava sve Božje odredbe.

11Još jedan razlog da živite kako valja je taj što znate da vrijeme istječe. Probudimo se jer nam je čas spasenja bliže nego kad smo uzvjerovali. 12Noć je gotovo na izmaku, dan spasenja se približio. Nemojmo zato živjeti u tami i ne činimo zla djela! Svucimo ih kao prljavu odjeću i odjenimo se u oklop pravednog života, živeći u svjetlosti. 13Živimo pristojno kao ljudi koji žive na svjetlu dana—bez razuzdanih zabava i opijanja, bez preljuba i razvrata, bez svađe i ljubomore! 14Obucite se radije u Gospodina Isusa Krista i ne ugađajte požudama brinući se za tijelo.