Romans

Romans 13:1

¹Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Everyone	Πᾶσα	Pasa	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
must submit himself	ὑποτασσέσθω	hypotassesthō	Verb - Present Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G5293 I place under, subject to
to the governing authorities	ἐξουσίαις	exousiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1849 power, authority, weight
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
there is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
no	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
authority	ἐξουσία	exousia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1849 power, authority, weight
except	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
that	αἱ	hai	Article - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
exist	οὖσαι	ousai	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural	G1510 I am, exist
have been appointed	τεταγμέναι	tetagmenai	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural	G5021 I assign, arrange
by	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

Cross-references

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Titus 3:1 · 1 Peter 2:13–17 · Daniel 2:21 · John 19:11 · Proverbs 8:15–16 · Jeremiah 27:5–8 · Jude 1:8 · Daniel 5:18–23 · Psalm 62:11 · Ephesians 5:21 · 1 Chronicles 28:4–5 · 1 Samuel 2:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.