012:021 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome the evil with goodness.
013:001 Let every individual be obedient to those who rule over him;
for no one is a ruler except by God's permission, and our present
rulers have had their rank and power assigned to them by Him.
013:002 Therefore the man who rebels against his ruler is resisting
God's will; and those who thus resist will bring
punishment upon themselves.
013:003 For judges and magistrates are to be feared not by right-doers
but by wrong-doers. You desire—do you not?—to have no reason
to fear your ruler. Well, do the thing that is right,
and then he will commend you.
013:004 For he is God's servant for your benefit. But if you do what
is wrong, be afraid. He does not wear the sword to no purpose:
he is God's servant—an administrator to inflict
punishment upon evil-doers.
013:005 We must obey therefore, not only in order to escape punishment,
but also for conscience' sake.
013:006 Why, this is really the reason you pay taxes; for tax-gatherers
are ministers of God, devoting their energies to this very work.
013:007 Pay promptly to all men what is due to them: taxes to those to whom taxes are due, toll to those to whom toll is due, respect to those to whom respect is due, honour to those to whom honour is due.
013:008 Owe nothing to any one except mutual love; for he who loves his fellow man has satisfied the demands of Law.
013:009 For the precepts, "Thou shalt not commit adultery," "Thou shalt do no murder," "Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not covet," and all other precepts, are summed up in this one command, "Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thou lovest thyself."