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Romans 13

1LeteverysoulψυχὴpsuchēG5590beG1510insubjectionG5293tothehigherpowersG1849:forthereisG1510nopowerG1849butofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;andthepowersG1849thatbeG1510areG1510ordainedofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

2ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620hethatresisteththepowerG1849, withstandeththeordinanceofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:andtheythatwithstandshallreceiveG2983tothemselvesjudgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917.

3ForrulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758areG1510notaterrortothegoodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041,buttotheevilκακῷ.kakōG2556.Andwouldest thouhavenofearG5401ofthepowerG1849?dothatwhichisG1510goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18,andthou shalthavepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868fromthesameG846:

4forheisG1510aministerG1249ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316totheeforgoodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.ButifthoudothatwhichisG1510evilκακὸνkakonG2556,beG1510afraidφοβοῦ·phobouG5399;forhebearethnottheswordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162invainεἰκῇeikēaG1500:forheisG1510aministerG1249ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,anavengerforwrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709tohimthatdoethevilκακὸνkakonG2556.

5WhereforeyemustneedsbeinsubjectionG5293,notonlyG3440becauseofthewrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,butalsoκαὶkaiG2532forconscience’συνείδησιν.suneidēsinG4893sakeG1223.

6Forforthiscause yepaytributealsoκαὶkaiG2532;fortheyareG1510ministersG3011ofGod’sservice, attendingcontinuallyuponthisverythingG3778.

7RenderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591toalltheirdues: tributetowhomtributeisdue;customtowhomcustom;fearG5401towhomfearG5401;honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092towhomhonorτιμήν.timēnG5092.

8OweὀφείλετεopheileteG3784nomananything, savetoloveG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240another:forhethatlovethhisneighborhathfulfilledthelawνόμονnomonG3551.

9Forthis, Thou shaltnotcommitμοιχεύσεις,moicheuseisG3431adulteryG3431, Thou shaltnotkill, Thou shaltnotstealκλέψειςklepseisG2813, Thou shaltnotcovetἐπιθυμήσεις,epithumēseisG1937,andiftherebeanyotherἑτέραheteraG2087commandmentἐντολή,entolēG1785,itissummedupinthiswordλόγῳlogōG3056,namely, Thou shaltloveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thyneighborasthyself.

10LoveἀγάπηagapēG26workethnoilltohisneighbor:loveἀγάπη.¶agapēG26thereforeοὖνounG3767isthefulfilmentofthelawνόμουnomouG3551.

11Andthis,knowingtheseasonG2540,thatalreadyἤδηēdēG2235itistimeκαιρόν,kaironG2540foryoutoawakeoutofsleepὕπνουhupnouG5258:fornowνῦνnunG3568issalvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991nearertousthanwhenὅτεhoteG3753wefirstbelievedG4100.

12ThenightνὺξnuxG3571isfarspent,andthedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250isathand:letusthereforeοὖνounG3767cast offtheworksἔργαergaG2041ofdarknessσκότους,skotousG4655,andletusputἐνδυσώμεθαendusōmethaG1746onthearmoroflightφωτός.phōtosG5457.

13Letuswalkπεριπατήσωμεν,peripatēsōmenG4043becomingly,asinthedayG2250;notinrevellinganddrunkenness,notinchamberingandwantonness,notinstrifeG2054andjealousyζήλῳ·zēlōG2205.

14ButputἐνδύσασθεendusastheG1746yeontheLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,andmakeποιεῖσθεpoieistheG4160notprovisionforthefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,tofulfilthelustsG1939thereof.

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