Romans 13:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 13:5

3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? ^aDo what is good, and you will have praise from the same.

4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.

5 Therefore ^ayou must be subject, not only because of wrath ^bbut also for conscience’ sake.

6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing.

7 ^aRender therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

Love Your Neighbor

8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for ^ahe who loves another has fulfilled the law.

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Interlinear Bible for Romans 13:5:

Wherefore
dio (#1352) ye must needs
anagke (#318) be subject,
hupotasso (#5293) not
hotou (#3756) only
monon (#3440) for
dia (#1223) wrath,
orge (#3709) but
alla (#235) also
kai (#2532) for conscience sake.
dia (#1223)

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