¹Iga hing alistugu valitsemas olevaile võimudele, sest ei ole võimu, mis ei oleks Jumala käest, olemasolevad on aga Jumala seatud.

¹Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

²Nõnda siis, kes paneb vastu võimule, paneb vastu Jumala antud korraldusele, vastupanijad aga tõmbavad enese peale nuhtluse.

²Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

³Ülemused ei ole ju hirmuks headele tegudele, vaid kurjadele. Kui sa aga ei taha tunda hirmu võimu ees, siis tee head, ja sa saad tema käest kiitust,

³For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,

⁴sest ta on Jumala teener sinu heaks. Kui sa aga teed kurja, siis tunne hirmu, sest ta ei kanna mõõka asjata, ta on ju Jumala teener, kättemaksja nuhtluseks sellele, kes teeb kurja.

⁴for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

⁵Niisiis on alistumine vajalik, seda mitte ainult nuhtluse, vaid ka südametunnistuse pärast.

⁵Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

⁶Seepärast te maksate ka makse. Nemad on ju Jumala ametnikud, kes just sellega pidevalt tegelevad.

⁶For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, attending continually on this very thing.

⁷Täitke kõigi vastu oma kohustused: maksu, kellele maksu; tolliraha, kellele tolliraha; kartust, kellele kartust; au, kellele au!

⁷Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

⁸Ärgu olgu teil ühtki muud võlga kellegi vastu kui ainult võlg üksteist armastada; sest kes armastab teist, on Seaduse täitnud.

⁸Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

⁹Sest käsk: 'Sa ei tohi rikkuda abielu, sa ei tohi tappa, sa ei tohi varastada, sa ei tohi himustada', ja mis tahes muu käsk on kokku võetud selles sõnas: 'Armasta oma ligimest nagu iseennast!'

⁹For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not give false testimony,” “You shall not covet,” TR adds “You shall not give false testimony,” Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deuteronomy 5:17-19,21 and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Leviticus 19:18

¹⁰Armastus ei tee ligimesele kurja. Nii on armastus Seaduse täitmine.

¹⁰Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

¹¹Ja tehke seda, teades aega: käes on tund unest virguda, sest nüüd on meie pääste lähemal kui siis, kui me usklikuks saime.

¹¹Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

¹²Öö on lõpule jõudmas ja päev on lähedal. Pangem siis maha pimeduse teod, rõivastugem valguse relvadega!

¹²The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.

¹³Elagem kombekalt nagu päeva ajal, mitte prassimises ega purjutamises, mitte kiimaluses ega kõlvatuses, mitte riius ega kadeduses,

¹³Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

¹⁴vaid rõivastuge Issanda Jeesuse Kristusega ja ärge tehke ihu eest hoolitsemisest himude rahuldamist!

¹⁴But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.