Romans 13:1-7

1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 

2Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 

3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 

4 for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.

5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience.

6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.

7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

罗马书 13:1-7

13:1 在上有权柄的，人人当顺服他，因为没有权柄不是出于　神的。凡掌权的都是　神所命的。 

13:2 所以，抗拒掌权的就是抗拒　神的命；抗拒的必自取刑罚。 

13:3 作官的原不是叫行善的惧怕，乃是叫作恶的惧怕。你愿意不惧怕掌权的吗？你只要行善，就可得他的称赞； 

13:4 因为他是　神的用人，是与你有益的。你若作恶，却当惧怕，因为他不是空空地佩剑；他是　神的用人，是伸冤的，刑罚那作恶的。 

13:5 所以，你们必须顺服，不但是因为刑罚，也是因为良心。 

13:6 你们纳粮，也为这个缘故；因他们是　神的差役，常常特管这事。 

13:7 凡人所当得的，就给他。当得粮的，给他纳粮；当得税的，给他上税；当惧怕的，惧怕他；当恭敬的，恭敬他。