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Romans 13:1-7

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.

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