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• In the service of the Lord, work not halfheartedly but with conscientiousness and an eager spirit. (Romans 12, 11)

• share with any of God's holy people who are in need; look for opportunities to be hospitable. (Romans 12, 13)

• Bless your persecutors; never curse them, bless them. (Romans 12, 14)

• Rejoice with others when they rejoice, and be sad with those in sorrow. (Romans 12, 15)

• Never try to get revenge: leave that, my dear friends, to the Retribution. As scripture says: Vengeance is mine -- I will pay them back, the Lord promises. (Romans 12, 19)

• And more: If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat; if thirsty, something to drink. By this, you will be heaping red-hot coals on his head. (Romans 12, 20)

• Everyone is to obey the governing authorities, because there is no authority except from God and so whatever authorities exist have been appointed by God. (Romans 13, 1)

• So anyone who disobeys an authority is rebelling against God's ordinance; and rebels must expect to receive the condemnation they deserve. (Romans 13, 2)

• Magistrates bring fear not to those who do good, but to those who do evil. So if you want to live with no fear of authority, live honestly and you will have its approval; (Romans 13, 3)

• it is there to serve God for you and for your good. But if you do wrong, then you may well be afraid; because it is not for nothing that the symbol of authority is the sword: it is there to serve God, too, as his avenger, to bring retribution to wrongdoers. (Romans 13, 4)

• You must be obedient, therefore, not only because of this retribution, but also for conscience's sake. (Romans 13, 5)

• And this is why you should pay taxes, too, because the authorities are all serving God as his agents, even while they are busily occupied with that particular task. (Romans 13, 6)