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.[ † ]Titus 3:11 Peter 2:13 2Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.[ † ]Titus 3:1 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:[ † ]1 Peter 2:14 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.[ † ]Ecclesiastes 8:2Acts 24:161 Peter 2:13-19 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.[ † ]Matthew 22:21Mark 12:17Luke 20:25 8Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.[ † ]Matthew 7:12Matthew 22:39John 13:34Romans 13:10Galatians 5:13-141 Timothy 1:5James 2:8 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.[ † ]Exodus 20:13-17Deuteronomy 5:17-21Matthew 19:18Leviticus 19:18Mark 12:31James 2:8 10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.[ † ]Matthew 7:12Matthew 22:39-40John 13:34Romans 13:8Galatians 5:14James 2:8
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.[ † ]Mark 13:371 Corinthians 15:34Ephesians 5:141 Thessalonians 5:6 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.[ † ]Ephesians 5:112 Corinthians 6:72 Corinthians 10:4Ephesians 6:11-131 Thessalonians 5:8 13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.[ † ]Philippians 4:8Proverbs 23:201 Corinthians 6:9James 3:14 14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof .[ † ]Job 29:14Galatians 3:27Ephesians 4:24Colossians 3:10-12Galatians 5:161 Peter 2:11