1 Iga hing olgu allaheitlik valitsemas olevaile ülemustele; sest ülemust ei ole muud kui Jumalalt; kus neid on, seal on nad Jumala poolt seatud.

2 Kes nüüd ülemusele vastu paneb, see paneb vastu Jumala korrale; aga kes vastu panevad, saadavad eneste peale nuhtluse.

3 Sest valitsejad ei ole hirmuks headele tegudele, vaid kurjadele. Kui sina aga ei taha tunda hirmu ülemuse ees, siis tee head, ja siis sa saad temalt kiitust.

4 Sest tema on Jumala teener sinu heaks; aga kui sa kurja teed, karda, sest ta ei kanna mõõka asjata; ta on Jumala teenija, kättemaksja nuhtluseks sellele, kes kurja teeb.

5 Siis on tarvis olla allaheitlik, mitte ainult nuhtluse, vaid ka südametunnistuse pärast.

6 Sellepärast makske ka makse; sest nemad on Jumala sulased, kes selleks peavad oma ametit.

7 Tasuge kõigile, mis teie kohus on: maksu, kellele maksu; tolliraha, kellele tolliraha; kartust, kellele kartust; au, kellele au tuleb anda!

8 Ärgu olgu teil midagi kellegagi võlgu, kui et te üksteist armastate, sest kes teist armastab, on käsu täitnud.

9 Sest käsk: „Sa ei tohi abielu rikkuda; sa ei tohi tappa; sa ei tohi varastada; sa ei tohi ülekohut tunnistada; sa ei tohi himustada", ja iga teine käsk on kokku võetud sellesse sõnasse: „Armasta oma ligimest nagu iseennast!"

10 Armastus ei tee ligimesele kurja; siis on armastus käsu täitmine.

11 Ja seda tehke sellepärast et te teate tunni juba käes olevat unest üles ärgata; sest nüüd on meie pääste lähemal kui siis, kui me usklikuks saime.

12 Öö on möödumas, aga päev on lähedal. Siis heitkem enestest ära pimeduse teod ja varustugem valguse relvadega!

13 Elagem ausasti nagu päeva ajal, mitte öistes pidutsemistes ega joominguis, mitte kiimaluses ega iharuses, mitte riius ega kadeduses,

14 vaid varustuge Issanda Jeesuse Kristusega ja ärge muutke liha eest hoolitsemist himude ärritamiseks!

1 Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God.

2 For which reason everyone who puts himself against the authority puts himself against the order of God: and those who are against it will get punishment for themselves.

3 For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise;

4 For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do evil, have fear; for the sword is not in his hand for nothing: he is God's servant, making God's punishment come on the evil-doer.

5 So put yourselves under the authority, not for fear of wrath, but because you have the knowledge of what is right.

6 For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times.

7 Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.

8 Be in debt for nothing, but to have love for one another: for he who has love for his neighbour has kept all the law.

9 And this, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not put to death, Do not take what is another's, Do not have desire for what is another's, and if there is any other order, it is covered by this word, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

10 Love does no wrong to his neighbour, so love makes the law complete.

11 See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.

12 The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,

13 With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.

14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.