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Romans 13:3-7

3ForrulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758are not a causeG5401ofG5401fearG5401forgoodἀγαθῷagathōG18behaviorἔργῳergōG2041,but for evilκακῷ.kakōG2556.Do you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309to haveG5399noμὴmēG3361fearφοβεῖσθαιphobeisthaiG5399of authorityἐξουσίαν;exousianG1849?DoποίειpoieiG4160whatG18isG18goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18and you will haveἕξειςhexeisG2192praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868from the sameαὐτῆς·autēsG846;
4for it is a servantδιάκονόςdiakonosG1249of GodθεοῦtheouG2316to you for goodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.But ifἐὰνeanG1437you doποιῇς,poiēasG4160whatG2556isG2556evilκακὸνkakonG2556,beG5399afraidφοβοῦ·phobouG5399;for it does not bearφορεῖ.phoreiG5409the swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162for nothingεἰκῇeikēaG1500;for it is a servantδιάκονόςdiakonosG1249of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, anavengerἔκδικοςekdikosG1558who brings wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709on the one who practicesπράσσοντι.prassontiG4238evilκακὸνkakonG2556.
5ThereforeδιὸdioG1352it is necessaryἀνάγκηanagkēG318to be in subjectionὑποτάσσεσθαι,hupotassesthaiG5293,not onlyG3440becauseδιὰdiaG1223of wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of conscienceσυνείδησιν.suneidēsinG4893.
6For becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thisG3778you alsoκαὶkaiG2532payτελεῖτε·teleiteG5055taxesφόρουςphorousG5411, for rulersare servantsλειτουργοὶleitourgoiG3011of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,devotingG4342themselvesG4342to thisG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846thingG3778.
7PayἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to allπᾶσινpasinG3956whatG3782isG3782dueG3782them:taxφόρονphoronG5411to whomG3588taxφόρον,phoronG5411is due;customτέλοςtelosG5056to whomG3588customτέλος,telosG5056;respectφόβονphobonG5401to whomG3588respectφόβον,phobonG5401;honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092to whomG3588honorτιμήν.timēnG5092.
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