Romans 13
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Romans 13:5-7

5ThereforeG1352 it is necessaryG318 to be in subjectionG5293, not onlyG3440 becauseG1223 of wrathG3709, but alsoG2532 1for the sakeG1223 of conscienceG4893. 6For becauseG1223 of thisG3778 you alsoG2532 payG5055 taxesG5411, for rulers are servantsG3011 of GodG2316, devotingG4342 themselvesG4342 to thisG3778 veryG846 thingG3778. 72PayG591 to allG3956 whatG3782 isG3782 dueG3782 them: 3taxG5411 to whomG3588 taxG5411 is due; 4customG5056 to whomG3588 customG5056; 5respectG5401 to whomG3588 6respectG5401; honorG5092 to whomG3588 honorG5092.

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 13:5 Eccl 8; 1 Pet 2:13, 19 ↩
  2. 2. Romans 13:7 Matt 22:21; Mark 12:17; Luke 20:25 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 13:7 Luke 20:22; 23:2 ↩
  4. 4. Romans 13:7 Matt 17:25 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 13:7 I.e., for authority; lit fear ↩
  6. 6. Romans 13:7 I.e., for authority; lit fear ↩

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