Revised Version 1895

Romans 13

1LetG1510everyG3956soulψυχὴpsuchēG5590beG1510inG2316subjectionὑποτασσέσθω.hupotassesthōG5293toG1849theG3956higherpowersG1849:forγὰρgarG1063thereG1510isG1510noοὐouG3756powerG1849butG1161ofG2316Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;andG1161theG3956powersG1849thatG3956beG1510areG1510ordainedofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

2ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620heG1161thatG5620resisteththeG3588powerG1849, withstandeththeG3588ordinanceδιαταγῇdiatagēaG1296ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316:andG1161theyG1161thatG5620withstandshallG2316receiveλήμψονται.lēmpsontaiG2983toG1849themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917.

3ForγὰρgarG1063rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758areG1510notG3756a terrortoG2309theοἱhoiG3588goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041,butδὲdeG1161toG2309theτῷtōG3588evilκακῷ.kakōG2556.AndG2532wouldest thou havenoG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401ofG1537theτῷtōG3588powerἐξουσίαν;exousianG1849?doποίειpoieiG4160thatG846whichτὴνtēnG3588isG1510goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18,andG2532thou shalt havepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868fromG1537theτὸtoG3588sameG846:

4forG1063heG1437isG1510aG1510ministerδιάκονόςdiakonosG1249ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316toG1519theeforG1063goodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.ButδὲdeG1161ifG1437thoudoG4160thatG2316whichG3588isG1510evilκακὸνkakonG2556,beG1510afraidφοβοῦ·phobouG5399;forG1063heG1437bearethnotοὐouG3756theG3588swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162inG1519vainεἰκῇeikēaG1500:forG1063heG1437isG1510aG1510ministerδιάκονόςdiakonosG1249ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,anG1510avengerἔκδικοςekdikosG1558forG1063wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709toG1519himG4160thatG2316doethevilκακὸνkakonG2556.

5WhereforeδιὸdioG1352ye must needsbeG2532inG2532subjectionὑποτάσσεσθαι,hupotassesthaiG5293,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440becauseG1223ofG1223theG3588wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532forG1223conscienceσυνείδησιν.suneidēsinG4893sakeG1223.

6ForG1063forG1063thisG3778cause yepayτελεῖτε·teleiteG5055tributealsoκαὶkaiG2532;forG1063theyG846areG1510ministersλειτουργοὶleitourgoiG3011ofG1223God’sθεοῦtheouG2316service, attendingcontinuallyG1223uponG1510thisG3778veryG846thingG3778.

7RenderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591toG3956allG3956theirG3956dues: tributetoG3956whomG3588tribute isdueὀφειλάς,opheilasG3782;customτέλοςtelosG5056toG3956whomG3588customτέλος,telosG5056;fearφόβονphobonG5401toG3956whomG3588fearφόβον,phobonG5401; honourtoG3956whomG3588honour.

8OweὀφείλετεopheileteG3784noG3361manG3361anythingG3367, savetoG3784loveἀγαπᾶν·agapanG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240:forγὰρgarG1063heεἰeiG1487thatG3551lovethhisἀγαπῶνagapōnG25neighbour hathfulfilledπεπλήρωκεν·peplērōkenG4137theG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551.

9ForγὰρgarG1063thisG3778, Thou shaltnotοὐouG3756commitμοιχεύσεις,moicheuseisG3431adulteryG3431, Thou shaltnotοὐouG3756kill, Thou shaltnotοὐouG3756stealκλέψειςklepseisG2813, Thou shaltnotοὐκoukG3756covetἐπιθυμήσεις,epithumēseisG1937,andG2532ifεἴeiG1487thereἐνenG1722beG2532anyτιςtisG5100otherἑτέραheteraG2087commandmentἐντολή,entolēG1785,itG3778issummedἀνακεφαλαιοῦται,anakephalaioutaiG346upinἐνenG1722thisG3778wordλόγῳlogōG3056,namelyG5613, Thou shaltloveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thy neighbourasG5613thyself.

10LoveἀγάπηagapēG26workethnoG3756illtoG3756hisG3767neighbour:loveἀγάπη.¶agapēG26thereforeοὖνounG3767istheG3588fulfillmentπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138ofG3551theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551.

11AndG2532thisG3778,knowingG1492theG3588seasonG2540,thatὅτιhotiG3754nowνῦνnunG3568itG3778is hightimeκαιρόν,kaironG2540forG1063youG5210toG2532awakeἐγερθῆναι·egerthēnaiG1453outG1537ofG1537sleepὕπνουhupnouG5258:forG1063nowG3568issalvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991nearerἐγγύτερονenguteronG1452toG2532usG1537thanἢēG2228whenὅτεhoteG3753weG2249firstbelievedἐπιστεύσαμεν·episteusamenG4100.

12TheG3588nightνὺξnuxG3571isfarG3588spent,andG1161theG3588dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250is athandἤγγικεν.ēngikenG1448:letG3767usthereforeοὖνounG3767cast offtheG3588worksἔργαergaG2041ofG2250darknessσκότους,skotousG4655,andG1161letG3767usputἐνδυσώμεθαendusōmethaG1746onG1161theG3588armourofG2250lightφωτός.phōtosG5457.

13LetusG1722walkπεριπατήσωμεν,peripatēsōmenG4043honestly,asὡςhōsG5613inG1722theG2532dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250;notμὴmēG3361inG1722revellingandG2532drunkennessμέθαις,methaisG3178,notμὴmēG3361inG1722chamberingandG2532wantonness,notμὴmēG3361inG1722strifeἔριδιeridiG2054andG2532jealousyζήλῳ·zēlōG2205.

14Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235putἐνδύσασθεendusastheG1746yeonG1519theG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532makeποιεῖσθεpoieistheG4160notμὴmēG3361provisionπρόνοιανpronoianG4307forG1519theG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,toG1519fulfilltheG3588lustsἐπιθυμίας.¶epithumiasG1939thereof.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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