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Romans 13:4-5

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.
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