Romans 13
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Romans 13:1-7

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.
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