Romans 13:1

Every person should submit to the authority (higher powers) over them. There is no authority [in heaven or on earth] that is not from God [that has not received his permission to come to power], and the one that exists is appointed by God.
[Many Jude interpreted the commandment against a foreign king in Deut. 17:15 as an excuse not to obey the Roman state and pay taxes. Jesus clearly answers the question of whether it was right to pay taxes or not by saying, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God," see Matt. 22:17–21. After the flood, God gave man the authority to judge legal matters and punish criminals, see Gen. 9:5–6. When Pilate tells Jesus that he has the power to release or crucify him, Jesus replies that he would have no power unless it were given from above, see John 19:10–11. God used, for example, the Persian king Cyrus to carry out God's will, see Isa. 44:28.
It is worth noting that Paul urges believers to submit to a regime as corrupt as the Roman one. This does not mean that Paul turns a blind eye to the injustice around him, but one must see this in light of what would happen if there were no central authority and no civil laws at all. Then anarchy would reign and the weak would be completely without rights.]

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Nestle-Aland (NA)

Πᾶσα   ψυχὴ   ἐξουσίαις   ὑπερεχούσαις   ὑποτασσέσθω.   οὐ   γὰρ   ἔστιν   ἐξουσία   εἰ   μὴ   ὑπὸ   θεοῦ,   αἱ   δὲ   οὖσαι   ὑπὸ   θεοῦ   τεταγμέναι   εἰσίν.  

Textus Receptus (TR)

Πᾶσα   ψυχὴ   ἐξουσίαις   ὑπερεχούσαις   ὑποτασσέσθω.   οὐ   γὰρ   ἔστιν   ἐξουσία   εἰ   μὴ   ὑπὸ   θεοῦ,   αἱ   δὲ   οὖσαι   ἐξουσίαι   ὑπὸ   τοῦ   θεοῦ   τεταγμέναι   εἰσίν.  

Manuscript comments

NA has 20 words, TR has 21 (+1).



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3956
Πᾶσα (Pasa)
Every
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
A-NSF
G5590
ψυχὴ (psyche)
soul
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G1849
ἐξουσίαις (exoysiais)
to the authorities
Noun Noun
dative pl. ♀ dative plural feminine
N-DPF
G5242
ὑπερεχούσαις (yperechoysais)
being above [him]
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
dative pl. ♀ dative plural feminine
V-PAP-DPF
G5293
ὑποτασσέσθω. (ypotassestho.)
should be subject.
VERB Verb
pres. pass. imp. present passive imperative
sing. third person singular
V-PPM-3S
G3756
οὐ (oy)
Not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
PRT-N
G1063
γὰρ (gar)
for
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G1510
ἔστιν (estin)
there is
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G1849
ἐξουσία (exoysia)
authority,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G1487
εἰ (ei)
except
Cond. part./conj. Conditional Particle or Conjunction
COND
G3361
μὴ (me)
only
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
PRT-N
G5259
ὑπὸ (ypo)
by
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G2316
θεοῦ, (theoy,)
God;
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G3588
αἱ (ai)
those
Definite article Definite article
nom. pl. ♀ Nominative plural feminine
T-NPF
G1161
δὲ (de)
however
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G1510
οὖσαι (oysai)
existing,
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. pl. ♀ Nominative plural feminine
V-PAP-NPF
G5259
ὑπὸ (ypo)
by
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G2316
θεοῦ (theoy)
God
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G5021
τεταγμέναι (tetagmenai)
instituted
VERB Verb
perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle
nom. pl. ♀ Nominative plural feminine
V-RPP-NPF
G1510
εἰσίν. (eisin.)
are.
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. third person plural
V-PAI-3P

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