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Romans 13:7

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Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

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  1. Romans 13:5

    Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

  2. Romans 13:6

    For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

  3. Romans 13:8

    Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

  4. Romans 13:9

    For 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.

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