Most of the writing I have read that critiques Christian pacifism brings up as strong New Testament evidence against pacifism Paul’s famous passage in Romans 13 that, as usually read, calls upon Christians to obey their government. This essay, “Romans 13: An Interpretation.”, from my book-in-process Pacifism with Justice: The Biblical and Theological Case, offers a different reading of this text. This essay focuses on a constructive reading of Romans 13, not a critique of other ways of reading it.