Romans

Romans 13:5–7

5Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority , not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. 6This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. 7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

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Romans 13:5

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThereforeΔιὸDioConjunctionG1352 wherefore
necessaryἀνάγκηanankēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG318 necessity, constraint, compulsion
to submitὑποτάσσεσθαιhypotassesthaiVerb - Present Infinitive PassiveG5293 I place under, subject to
notοὐouAdverbG3756 no, not
onlyμόνονmononAdverbG3440 alone, but, only
to avoidδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
punishmentὀργὴνorgēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3709 anger, wrath, passion
butἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
alsoκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
as a matter ofδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
conscienceσυνείδησινsyneidēsinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4893 the conscience

Romans 13:6

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
This is also whyδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
you payτελεῖτεteleiteVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG5055 I end, accomplish, pay
taxesφόρουςphorousNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG5411 a tax, tribute
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
areεἰσινeisinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG1510 I am, exist
God’sΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
servantsλειτουργοὶleitourgoiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG3011 a minister, servant
who devote themselvesπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG4342 I persist
toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for

Romans 13:7

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
PayἀπόδοτεapodoteVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralG591 I give back, return, sell
everyoneπᾶσινpasinAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
whatτὰςtasArticle - Accusative Feminine PluralG3588 the
you oweὀφειλάςopheilasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG3782 a debt, duty
taxesφόρονphoronNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5411 a tax, tribute
to whomτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
taxesφόρονphoronNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5411 a tax, tribute
revenueτέλοςtelosNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG5056 an end, purpose, tax
to whomτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
revenueτέλοςtelosNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG5056 an end, purpose, tax
respectφόβονphobonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5401 fear, terror, reverence
to whomτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
respectφόβονphobonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5401 fear, terror, reverence
honorτιμήνtimēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG5092 a price, honor
to whomτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
honorτιμὴνtimēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG5092 a price, honor

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Romans 13:5 1 Peter 2:19 · Ecclesiastes 8:2 · Acts 24:16 · 1 Peter 2:13–15 · Titus 3:1–2 · 1 Samuel 24:5–6 · Hebrews 13:18 · 1 Peter 3:16

Romans 13:6 Matthew 22:17–21 · Luke 23:2 · Luke 20:21–26 · Mark 12:14–17 · Matthew 17:24–27 · 1 Chronicles 18:14 · Ezra 4:13 · Ezra 4:20 · Exodus 18:13–27 · Ezra 6:8 · Nehemiah 5:4 · Job 29:7–17

Romans 13:7 Luke 20:25 · Proverbs 24:21 · 1 Peter 2:17–18 · Matthew 17:25 · Matthew 22:21 · 1 Timothy 5:17 · Ephesians 6:5 · 1 Peter 3:7 · Leviticus 19:32 · Ephesians 6:2–3 · Leviticus 19:3 · Luke 23:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.