Romans 13
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Romans 13:1-3

1δὲdeG1161G3588LetG5293everyΠᾶσαPasaG3956soulψυχὴpsuchēG5590be subject untoὑποτασσέσθω.hupotassesthōG5293the higherὑπερεχούσαιςhuperechousaisG5242powersG1849.ForγὰρgarG1063there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐouG3756powerG1849εἰeiG1487butμὴmēG3361ofG575Godθεοῦ,theouG2316:the powersG1849that beοὖσαιousaiG1510areεἰσίν.eisinG1510ordainedτεταγμέναιtetagmenaiG5021ofG5259GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316.
2ὁhoG3588τῇtēaG3588τῇtēaG3588WhosoeverG498thereforeὥστεhōsteG5620resistethG498the powerἐξουσίᾳ τοῦexousia touG3588G1849,resistethἀνθέστηκεν·anthestēkenG436the ordinanceδιαταγῇdiatagēaG1296of Godθεοῦ οἱtheou hoiG3588G2316:andδὲdeG1161they that resistἀνθεστηκότεςanthestēkotesG436shall receiveλήμψονται.lēmpsontaiG2983to themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438damnationκρίμαkrimaG2917.
3ForγὰρgarG1063rulersοἱ ἄρχοντεςhoi archontesG3588G758areεἰσὶνeisinG1510notοὐκoukG3756a terrorφόβοςphobosG5401toG2041goodτῷ ἀγαθῷtō agathōG3588G18worksἔργῳergōG2041,butἀλλὰallaG235to the evilτῷ κακῷ.tō kakōG3588G2556.Wilt thouθέλειςtheleisG2309thenδὲdeG1161notμὴmēG3361be afraid ofφοβεῖσθαιphobeisthaiG5399the powerτὴν ἐξουσίαν;tēn exousianG3588G1849?doποίειpoieiG4160that which is goodτὸ ἀγαθὸνto agathonG3588G18,andκαὶkaiG2532thou shalt haveἕξειςhexeisG2192praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868ofἐξexG1537the sameαὐτῆς·autēsG846:
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