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Romans 13:1-3

1EveryoneΠᾶσα ψυχὴPasa psuchēG3956G5590must submit himselfὑποτασσέσθω.hupotassesthōG5293to the governing authoritiesἐξουσίαις ὑπερεχούσαιςexousiais huperechousaisG1849G5242,forγὰρgarG1063there isG1510noοὐouG3756authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361that which is fromὑπὸhupoG5259Godθεοῦ,theouG2316δὲdeG1161. The authoritiesthatαἱhaiG3588existG1510have been appointedτεταγμέναιtetagmenaiG5021byὑπὸhupoG5259GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
2ConsequentlyὥστεhōsteG5620,whoeverὁhoG3588resistsἀντιτασσόμενοςantitassomenosG498τῇtēaG3588authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849is opposingἀνθέστηκεν·anthestēkenG436whatτῇtēaG3588τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316has set in placeδιαταγῇdiatagēaG1296,andδὲdeG1161those whoοἱhoiG3588do soἀνθεστηκότεςanthestēkotesG436will bringλήμψονται.lēmpsontaiG2983judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917on themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438.
3ForγὰρgarG1063οἱhoiG3588rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758areεἰσὶνeisinG1510notοὐκoukG3756a terrorφόβοςphobosG5401τῷtōG3588to goodἀγαθῷagathōG18conductἔργῳergōG2041,butἀλλὰallaG235τῷtōG3588to badκακῷ.kakōG2556δὲdeG1161.Do you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309to be unafraidμὴ φοβεῖσθαιmē phobeisthaiG3361G5399of theτὴνtēnG3588one in authorityἐξουσίαν;exousianG1849? ThendoποίειpoieiG4160whatτὸtoG3588isrightἀγαθὸνagathonG18,andκαὶkaiG2532you will haveἕξειςhexeisG2192hisἐξ αὐτῆς·ex autēsG1537G846approvalἔπαινονepainonG1868.
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