Romans 13

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from Allah, and those who exist are ordained by Allah. ²Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of Allah; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment. ³For rulers are not a terror to those who do good, but to evildoers. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same, ⁴for he is a servant of Allah to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of Allah, an avenger to punish him who does evil. ⁵Therefore you need to be in submission, not only because of the punishment, but also for conscience' sake. ⁶For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of Allah, attending continually on this very thing. ⁷Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honour to whom honour. ⁸Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbour has fulfilled the shariah of the Taurat.

⁹For the commands, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not give false testimony," "You shall not covet,"[1] and whatever other commands there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbour as yourself."[2] ¹⁰Love does not harm a neighbour. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the Taurat's shariah. 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. ¹²The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let us therefore throw off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light. 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. ¹⁴But put on the Lord 'Isa al-Masih, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.