Romans 13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021(NRSVUE)

Romans 13Being Subject to Authorities

1 does not bear the sword in vain! It is the agent of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer.

5 the works of darkness and put on the armor of light;

13Gal 5.21; Eph 5.18; 1 Thess 4.12let us walk decently as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in illicit sex and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy.

14Gal 3.27; 5.16; Eph 4.24Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.