New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 13

Be Subject to Government

1EveryΠᾶσαPasaG3956personψυχὴpsuchēG5590is to be insubjectionὑποτασσέσθω.hupotassesthōG5293to the governingὑπερεχούσαιςhuperechousaisG5242authoritiesἐξουσίαιςexousiaisG1849. Forthere is noοὐouG3756authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849exceptG1508from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,and thoseαἱhaiG3588which existG1510are establishedτεταγμέναιtetagmenaiG5021by GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

2ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620whoeverG3588resistsG436authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849has opposedG436the ordinanceδιαταγῇdiatagēaG1296of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;and they who have opposedG436will receiveλήμψονται.lēmpsontaiG2983condemnationκρίμαkrimaG2917upon themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438.

3ForrulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758are not a causeG5401of fearG5401forgoodG18behaviorἔργῳergōG2041,but for evilκακῷ.kakōG2556.Do you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309to haveG5399noμὴmēG3361fearφοβεῖσθαιphobeisthaiG5399of authorityἐξουσίαν;exousianG1849?DoποίειpoieiG4160whatG18is goodG18and you will haveἕξειςhexeisG2192praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868from the sameαὐτῆς·autēsG846;

4for it is a ministerδιάκονόςdiakonosG1249of GodθεοῦtheouG2316to you for goodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.But ifἐὰνeanG1437you doποιῇς,poiēasG4160whatG2556is evilG2556,be afraidφοβοῦ·phobouG5399;for it does not bearφορεῖ.phoreiG5409the swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162for nothingεἰκῇeikēaG1500;for it is a ministerδιάκονόςdiakonosG1249of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, anavengerἔκδικοςekdikosG1558who brings wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709on the one who practicesπράσσοντι.prassontiG4238evilG2556.

5ThereforeδιὸdioG1352it is necessaryἀνάγκηanagkēG318to be in subjectionὑποτάσσεσθαι,hupotassesthaiG5293,not onlyG3440becauseδιὰdiaG1223of wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532for conscience’συνείδησιν.suneidēsinG4893sakeδιὰdiaG1223.

6For becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thisG3778you alsoκαὶkaiG2532payτελεῖτε·teleiteG5055taxesφόρουςphorousG5411, for rulersare servantsλειτουργοὶleitourgoiG3011of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,devotingG4342themselvesG4342to thisG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846thingG3778.

7RenderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to allπᾶσινpasinG3956whatG3782is dueG3782them:taxφόρονphoronG5411to whomG3588taxφόρον,phoronG5411is due;customτέλοςtelosG5056to whomG3588customτέλος,telosG5056;fearφόβονphobonG5401to whomG3588fearφόβον,phobonG5401;honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092to whomG3588honorτιμήν.timēnG5092.

8OweὀφείλετεopheileteG3784nothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367to anyoneμηδὲνmēdenG3367exceptG1508to loveἀγαπᾶν·agapanG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240; forhe who lovesἀγαπῶνagapōnG25his neighborἕτερονheteronG2087has fulfilledπεπλήρωκεν·peplērōkenG4137thelawνόμονnomonG3551.

9For thisG3588, “You shall not commitμοιχεύσεις,moicheuseisG3431adulteryG3431,You shall not murderφονεύσεις,phoneuseisG5407,You shall not stealκλέψειςklepseisG2813,You shall not covetἐπιθυμήσεις,epithumēseisG1937,”and ifεἴeiG1487there is anyτιςtisG5100otherἑτέραheteraG2087commandmentἐντολή,entolēG1785,it is summedἀνακεφαλαιοῦται,anakephalaioutaiG346up in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778sayingλόγῳlogōG3056, “You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25your neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139as yourselfG4572.”

10LoveἀγάπηagapēG26doesἐργάζεται·ergazetaiG2038noοὐκoukG3756wrongκακὸνkakonG2556to a neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139;thereforeοὖνounG3767loveἀγάπη.¶agapēG26is the fulfillmentπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of thelawνόμουnomouG3551.

11DothisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,knowingG3609the timeκαιρόν,kaironG2540, that it isalreadyἤδηēdēG2235the hourὥραhōraG5610for you toawakenἐγερθῆναι·egerthēnaiG1453from sleepὕπνουhupnouG5258;for nowνῦνnunG3568salvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991is nearerG1451to us thanἢēG2228whenὅτεhoteG3753we believedἐπιστεύσαμεν·episteusamenG4100.

12The nightνὺξnuxG3571is almostG4298goneG4298, andthe dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250is nearἤγγικεν.ēngikenG1448.ThereforeοὖνounG3767let us layG659asideG659the deedsἔργαergaG2041of darknessσκότους,skotousG4655and putἐνδυσώμεθαendusōmethaG1746onthe armorὅπλαhoplaG3696of lightφωτός.phōtosG5457.

13Let usbehaveπεριπατήσωμεν,peripatēsōmenG4043properlyεὐσχημόνωςeuschēmonōsG2156as in the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,not in carousingκώμοιςkōmoisG2970and drunkennessμέθαις,methaisG3178,not in sexualG2845promiscuityG2845and sensualityἀσελγείαις,aselgeiaisG766,not in strifeἔριδιeridiG2054and jealousyζήλῳ·zēlōG2205.

14ButputἐνδύσασθεendusastheG1746on the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,and makeποιεῖσθεpoieistheG4160noμὴmēG3361provisionπρόνοιανpronoianG4307for the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561in regardεἰςeisG1519to itslustsἐπιθυμίας.¶epithumiasG1939.

Be Subject to Government

Commentaries on Romans 13