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Romans 13:3-7

3ForγὰρgarG1063οἱhoiG3588rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758areεἰσὶνeisinG1510notοὐκoukG3756a terrorφόβοςphobosG5401τῷtōG3588to goodἀγαθῷagathōG18conductἔργῳergōG2041,butἀλλὰallaG235τῷtōG3588to badκακῷ.kakōG2556δὲdeG1161.Do you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309to be unafraidμὴ φοβεῖσθαιmē phobeisthaiG3361G5399of theτὴνtēnG3588one in authorityἐξουσίαν;exousianG1849? ThendoποίειpoieiG4160whatτὸtoG3588isrightἀγαθὸνagathonG18,andκαὶkaiG2532you will haveἕξειςhexeisG2192hisἐξ αὐτῆς·ex autēsG1537G846approvalἔπαινονepainonG1868.
4ForγὰρgarG1063he isἐστινestinG1510God’sθεοῦtheouG2316servantδιάκονόςdiakonosG1249forεἰςeisG1519yourσοὶsoiG4771τὸtoG3588goodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437you doποιῇς,poiēasG4160τὸtoG3588wrongκακὸνkakonG2556,be afraidφοβοῦ·phobouG5399,forγὰρgarG1063he does not carryοὐ φορεῖ.ou phoreiG3756G5409theτὴνtēnG3588swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162in vainεἰκῇeikēaG1500γὰρgarG1063.He isἐστινestinG1510God’sθεοῦtheouG2316servantδιάκονόςdiakonosG1249,an agentἔκδικοςekdikosG1558ofεἰςeisG1519retributionὀργὴνorgēnG3709to theτῷtōG3588wrongdoerτὸ κακὸν πράσσοντι.to kakon prassontiG3588G4238G2556.
5ThereforeδιὸdioG1352it isnecessaryἀνάγκηanagkēG318to submitὑποτάσσεσθαι,hupotassesthaiG5293to authority,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440to avoidδιὰdiaG1223τὴνtēnG3588punishmentὀργὴνorgēnG3709,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532as a matter ofδιὰdiaG1223τὴνtēnG3588conscienceσυνείδησιν.suneidēsinG4893.
6γὰρgarG1063This is also whyδιὰ τοῦτο καὶdia touto kaiG1223G3778G2532you payτελεῖτε·teleiteG5055taxesφόρουςphorousG5411.ForγὰρgarG1063the authoritiesareεἰσινeisinG1510God’sθεοῦtheouG2316servantsλειτουργοὶleitourgoiG3011,who devote themselvesπροσκαρτεροῦντες.¶proskarterountesG4342toεἰςeisG1519their workαὐτὸ τοῦτοauto toutoG846G3778.
7PayἀπόδοτεapodoteG591everyoneπᾶσινpasinG3956whatτὰςtasG3588you oweὀφειλάς,opheilasG3782himτῷtōG3588:taxesφόρονphoronG5411to whomτὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588taxesφόρον,phoronG5411are dueτῷtōG3588,revenueτέλοςtelosG5056to whomτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588revenueτέλος,telosG5056is dueτῷtōG3588,respectφόβονphobonG5401to whomτὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588respectφόβον,phobonG5401is dueτῷtōG3588,honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092to whomτὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588honorτιμήν.timēnG5092is due.
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