1LeteverysoulψυχὴpsuchēG5590beG1510subjectὑποτασσέσθω.hupotassesthōG5293totheauthoritiesἐξουσίαιςexousiaisG1849thatareG1510above [him].ForthereisG1510noauthorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849exceptfromGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;andthosethatexistareG1510setupbyGodθεοῦtheouG2316. 2SothathethatsetshimselfinoppositiontotheauthorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849resistsἀνθέστηκεν·anthestēkenG436theordinanceofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;andtheywho[thus]resistἀνθεστηκότεςanthestēkotesG436shallbringsentenceofguiltonthemselves. 3ForrulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758areG1510notaterrortoagoodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041,buttoanevilκακῷ.kakōG2556[oneG3588]. Dost thoudesireθέλειςtheleisG2309thennottobeG1510afraidG5399oftheauthorityἐξουσίαν;exousianG1849? practise [whatisG1510]goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18,andthou shalthavepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868fromit; 4foritisG1510God'sministerG1249totheeforgoodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.Butifthou practisestevilκακὸνkakonG2556,fearG5399;foritbearsnottheswordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162invainεἰκῇeikēaG1500;foritisG1510God'sministerG1249,anavengerforwrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709tohimthatdoesevilκακὸνkakonG2556. 5WhereforeitisnecessaryἀνάγκηanagkēG318tobesubjectὑποτάσσεσθαι,hupotassesthaiG5293,notonlyG3440onaccountδιὰdiaG1223ofwrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,butalsoκαὶkaiG2532onaccountδιὰdiaG1223ofconscienceσυνείδησιν.suneidēsinG4893. 6ForonthisaccountG1223yepaytributealsoκαὶkaiG2532;fortheyareG1510God's officers, attendingcontinuallyonthisverythingG3778. 7RenderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591toalltheirdues:towhomtribute [isdue], tribute;towhomcustom,custom;towhomfearG5401,fearG5401;towhomhonour, honour. 8OweὀφείλετεopheileteG3784nooneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anything,unlesstoloveG25oneG240another:forhethatlovesG25anotherhasfulfilledthelawνόμονnomonG3551. 9For, Thou shaltnotcommitμοιχεύσεις,moicheuseisG3431adulteryG3431, Thou shaltnotkill, Thou shaltnotstealκλέψειςklepseisG2813, Thou shaltnotlust;andiftherebeanyotherἑτέραheteraG2087commandmentἐντολή,entolēG1785,itissummedupinthiswordλόγῳlogōG3056,namely, Thou shaltloveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thy neighbourasthyself. 10LoveἀγάπηagapēG26worksnoilltoits neighbour;loveἀγάπη.¶agapēG26thereforeοὖνounG3767[isthe] wholelawνόμουnomouG3551. 12ThenightνὺξnuxG3571isfarspent,andthedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250isnear;letus castawayG577thereforeοὖνounG3767theworksἔργαergaG2041ofdarknessσκότους,skotousG4655,andletusputἐνδυσώμεθαendusōmethaG1746onthearmouroflightφωτός.phōtosG5457. 13AsinthedayG2250, letuswalkπεριπατήσωμεν,peripatēsōmenG4043becomingly;notinriotinganddrunkenness,notinchamberingandlasciviousness,notinstrifeG2054andemulation. 14ButputἐνδύσασθεendusastheG1746ontheLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,anddonottake forethoughtforthefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561to[fulfil its]lustsG1939. Commentaries on Romans 13
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