Romans
Romans 13:6
6This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is also why | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| you pay | τελεῖτε | teleite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5055 I end, accomplish, pay |
| taxes | φόρους | phorous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5411 a tax, tribute |
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| are | εἰσιν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| servants | λειτουργοὶ | leitourgoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3011 a minister, servant |
| who devote themselves | προσκαρτεροῦντες | proskarterountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4342 I persist |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.