Rom 13:1-7 : 1 {
"verseID": "Romans.13.1",
"source": "Πᾶσα ψυχὴ ἐξουσίαις ὑπερεχούσαις ὑποτασσέσθω. Οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἐξουσία εἰ μὴ ἀπὸ Θεοῦ: αἱ δὲ οὖσαι ἐξουσίαι ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ τεταγμέναι εἰσίν.",
"text": "Every *psychē* to *exousiais hyperechousais* let be *hypotassesthō*. Not *gar* is *exousia* except from *Theou*: the *de* being *exousiai* by the *Theou* *tetagmenai* are.",
"grammar": {
"*psychē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - soul/life",
"*exousiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - authorities/powers",
"*hyperechousais*": "present active participle, dative, feminine, plural - higher/superior",
"*hypotassesthō*": "present middle/passive imperative, 3rd singular - let be subject to",
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*exousia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - authority/power",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*exousiai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - authorities/powers",
"*tetagmenai*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, feminine, plural - having been appointed/ordered"
},
"variants": {
"*psychē*": "soul/person/life/being",
"*exousia*": "authority/power/jurisdiction/right",
"*hyperechousais*": "higher/superior/eminent/governing",
"*hypotassesthō*": "be subject to/submit to/obey",
"*tetagmenai*": "appointed/ordained/established/arranged"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Romans.13.2",
"source": "Ὥστε ὁ ἀντιτασσόμενος τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ, τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ διαταγῇ ἀνθέστηκεν: οἱ δὲ ἀνθεστηκότες ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήψονται.",
"text": "*Hōste* the *antitassomenos* to the *exousia*, to the of *Theou* *diatagē* has *anthestēken*: the *de* having *anthestēkotes* to themselves *krima* they will *lēpsontai*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hōste*": "conjunction - so that/therefore/consequently",
"*antitassomenos*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - opposing/resisting",
"*exousia*": "dative, feminine, singular - authority/power",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*diatagē*": "dative, feminine, singular - ordinance/arrangement",
"*anthestēken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd singular - has resisted/opposed/withstood",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*anthestēkotes*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having resisted/opposed",
"*krima*": "accusative, neuter, singular - judgment/condemnation",
"*lēpsontai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd plural - they will receive"
},
"variants": {
"*antitassomenos*": "opposing/resisting/setting oneself against",
"*diatagē*": "ordinance/arrangement/decree/command",
"*anthestēken*": "has opposed/resisted/withstood/rebelled against",
"*krima*": "judgment/condemnation/sentence/verdict"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Romans.13.3",
"source": "Οἱ γὰρ ἄρχοντες οὐκ εἰσὶν φόβος τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἔργων, ἀλλὰ τῶν κακῶν. Θέλεις δὲ μὴ φοβεῖσθαι τὴν ἐξουσίαν; τὸ ἀγαθὸν ποίει, καὶ ἕξεις ἔπαινον ἐξ αὐτῆς:",
"text": "The *gar archontes* not *eisin phobos* of the *agathōn ergōn*, but of the *kakōn*. *Theleis de* not to *phobeisthai* the *exousian*? The *agathon poiei*, and you will *hexeis epainon* from her:",
"grammar": {
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*archontes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - rulers/authorities",
"*eisin*": "present indicative, 3rd plural - they are",
"*phobos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - fear/terror",
"*agathōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - good",
"*ergōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - works/deeds",
"*kakōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - evil/bad",
"*Theleis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you wish/desire",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*phobeisthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - to fear",
"*exousian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - authority/power",
"*agathon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - good thing",
"*poiei*": "present active imperative, 2nd singular - do/practice",
"*hexeis*": "future active indicative, 2nd singular - you will have",
"*epainon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - praise/commendation"
},
"variants": {
"*archontes*": "rulers/leaders/authorities/officials",
"*phobos*": "fear/terror/dread/anxiety",
"*agathōn*": "good/beneficial/noble",
"*ergōn*": "works/deeds/actions",
"*kakōn*": "evil/bad/wrong/harmful",
"*Theleis*": "you desire/wish/want",
"*phobeisthai*": "to fear/be afraid of/dread",
"*poiei*": "do/practice/perform/produce",
"*epainon*": "praise/commendation/approval"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Romans.13.4",
"source": "Θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστίν σοι εἰς τὸ ἀγαθόν. Ἐὰν δὲ τὸ κακὸν ποιῇς, φοβοῦ· οὐ γὰρ εἰκῆ τὴν μάχαιραν φορεῖ: Θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν, ἔκδικος εἰς ὀργὴν τῷ τὸ κακὸν πράσσοντι.",
"text": "Of *Theou gar diakonos estin* to you for the *agathon*. *Ean de* the *kakon poiēs*, *phobou*; not *gar eikē* the *machairan phorei*: of *Theou gar diakonos estin*, *ekdikos* for *orgēn* to the one the *kakon prassonti*.",
"grammar": {
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*diakonos*": "nominative, masculine/feminine, singular - servant/minister",
"*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is",
"*agathon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - good",
"*Ean*": "conditional conjunction - if",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*kakon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - evil/bad",
"*poiēs*": "present active subjunctive, 2nd singular - you do/practice",
"*phobou*": "present middle/passive imperative, 2nd singular - fear/be afraid",
"*eikē*": "adverb - in vain/without purpose",
"*machairan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sword",
"*phorei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - bears/wears/carries",
"*ekdikos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - avenger/punisher",
"*orgēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - wrath/anger",
"*prassonti*": "present active participle, dative, masculine, singular - practicing/doing"
},
"variants": {
"*diakonos*": "servant/minister/deacon/agent",
"*agathon*": "good/beneficial/noble",
"*kakon*": "evil/bad/wrong/harmful",
"*phobou*": "fear/be afraid/dread",
"*eikē*": "in vain/without purpose/without reason",
"*machairan*": "sword/knife",
"*phorei*": "bears/carries/wears",
"*ekdikos*": "avenger/punisher/executor of justice",
"*orgēn*": "wrath/anger/indignation",
"*prassonti*": "practicing/doing/performing"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Romans.13.5",
"source": "Διὸ ἀνάγκη ὑποτάσσεσθαι, οὐ μόνον διὰ τὴν ὀργήν, ἀλλὰ καὶ διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν.",
"text": "*Dio anagkē hypotassesthai*, not *monon* through the *orgēn*, but also through the *syneidēsin*.",
"grammar": {
"*Dio*": "conjunction - therefore/for this reason",
"*anagkē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - necessity/compulsion",
"*hypotassesthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - to be subject/submit",
"*monon*": "adverb - only/alone/merely",
"*orgēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - wrath/anger",
"*syneidēsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - conscience/awareness"
},
"variants": {
"*Dio*": "therefore/for this reason/wherefore",
"*anagkē*": "necessity/compulsion/constraint",
"*hypotassesthai*": "to be subject/submit/obey",
"*orgēn*": "wrath/anger/punishment",
"*syneidēsin*": "conscience/moral consciousness/awareness"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Romans.13.6",
"source": "Διὰ τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ φόρους τελεῖτε: λειτουργοὶ γὰρ Θεοῦ εἰσιν, εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο προσκαρτεροῦντες.",
"text": "Through this *gar* also *phorous teleite*: *leitourgoi gar Theou eisin*, to this very thing *proskarterountes*.",
"grammar": {
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*phorous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - taxes/tributes",
"*teleite*": "present active indicative, 2nd plural - you pay",
"*leitourgoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - servants/ministers",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*eisin*": "present indicative, 3rd plural - they are",
"*proskarterountes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - attending continually/persevering"
},
"variants": {
"*phorous*": "taxes/tributes/payments",
"*teleite*": "you pay/complete/fulfill",
"*leitourgoi*": "servants/ministers/public officials",
"*proskarterountes*": "attending continually/persevering/devoting themselves"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Romans.13.7",
"source": "Ἀπόδοτε οὖν πᾶσιν τὰς ὀφειλάς: τῷ τὸν φόρον τὸν φόρον· τῷ τὸ τέλος τὸ τέλος· τῷ τὸν φόβον τὸν φόβον· τῷ τὴν τιμὴν τὴν τιμήν.",
"text": "*Apodote oun* to all the *opheilas*: to the one the *phoron* the *phoron*; to the one the *telos* the *telos*; to the one the *phobon* the *phobon*; to the one the *timēn* the *timēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Apodote*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - give/pay/render",
"*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then",
"*opheilas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - debts/obligations",
"*phoron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - tax/tribute",
"*telos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - custom/toll",
"*phobon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fear/reverence",
"*timēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - honor/respect"
},
"variants": {
"*Apodote*": "pay/render/give back/return",
"*opheilas*": "debts/dues/obligations",
"*phoron*": "tax/tribute/assessment",
"*telos*": "custom/toll/duty",
"*phobon*": "fear/reverence/respect",
"*timēn*": "honor/respect/value/price"
}
}