| | King James | Ostervald | American std |
| 1 | Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. | Que toute personne soit soumise aux puissances supérieures; car il n'y a point de puissance qui ne vienne de Dieu; et les puissances qui subsistent, ont été établies de Dieu. | Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the [powers] that be are ordained of God. |
| 2 | Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. | C'est pourquoi, celui qui s'oppose à la puissance, s'oppose à l'ordre que Dieu a établi; or ceux qui s'y opposent, attireront la condamnation sur eux-mêmes. | Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment. |
| 3 | For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: | Car ceux qui gouvernent ne sont pas à craindre lorsqu'on fait de bonnes actions; mais seulement lorsqu'on en fait de mauvaises. Veux-tu donc ne point craindre les puissances? Fais le bien, et tu en seras loué. | For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same: |
| 4 | For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. | Car le prince est le ministre de Dieu pour ton bien; mais, si tu fais le mal, crains, car il ne porte point l'épée en vain; parce qu'il est ministre de Dieu, pour faire justice en punissant celui qui fait le mal. | for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil. |
| 5 | Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. | C'est pourquoi il est nécessaire d'être soumis, non seulement à cause de la punition, mais aussi à cause de la conscience. | Wherefore [ye] must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience` sake. |
| 6 | For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. | C'est aussi pour cela que vous payez des impôts, parce qu'ils sont les ministres de Dieu, en s'appliquant à ces devoirs. | For this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God`s service, attending continually upon this very thing. |
| 7 | Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. | Rendez donc à tous ce qui leur est dû: le tribut, à qui vous devez le tribut; les impôts, à qui les impôts; la crainte, à qui la crainte; l'honneur, à qui l'honneur. | Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. |
| 8 | Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. | Ne devez rien à personne, si ce n'est de vous aimer les uns les autres; car celui qui aime les autres, a accompli la loi. | Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. |
| 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. | En effet, les commandements: Tu ne commettras point adultère; tu ne tueras point; tu ne déroberas point; tu ne diras point de faux témoignage; tu ne convoiteras point; et tout autre commandement, tout cela se résume dans cette parole: Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même. | For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. |
| 10 | Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. | L'amour ne fait point de mal au prochain; l'amour est donc l'accomplissement de la loi. | Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law. |
| 11 | And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. | Et vous devez faire cela, vu le temps où nous sommes; car c'est ici l'heure de nous réveiller enfin du sommeil, puisque le salut est maintenant plus près de nous, que lorsque nous avons cru. | And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we [first] believed. |
| 12 | The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. | La nuit est avancée, et le jour approche; dépouillons-nous donc des ouvres de ténèbres, et revêtons-nous des armes de lumière. | The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. |
| 13 | Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. | Marchons honnêtement comme de jour, et non dans les débauches et dans l'ivrognerie, dans la luxure et dans les impudicités, dans les querelles et dans l'envie; | Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy. |
| 14 | But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. | Mais revêtez-vous du Seigneur Jésus-Christ, et ne flattez point la chair dans ses convoitises. | But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof]. |
