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Romans 13:3

Those in authority are not a threat to those who do good (what is right), but to those who do evil. Do you want to avoid fearing the authorities? Then do what is right, and you will be praised by them.
[As far as possible, a Christian should obey the laws of society, but in cases where they conflict with God's commandments, it is more important to obey God than people, see Acts 4:19; 5:29. When Daniel and his friends are forced to take new pagan names in Babylon, see Dan. 1:7, one might think that they would complain about this, but they do not. Instead, they ask the court official Aspenas for permission not to eat meat, which in Babylon was sacrificed to idols. The reason is that there is a commandment against eating "meat sacrificed to idols," see Lev. 17:1–9. There is no commandment against having a pagan name. It should be noted, however, that Daniel and his friends always used their Hebrew names when speaking to each other.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

οἱ   γὰρ   ἄρχοντες   οὐκ   εἰσὶν   φόβος   τῷ   ἀγαθῷ   ἔργῳ   ἀλλὰ   τῷ   κακῷ.   θέλεις   δὲ   μὴ   φοβεῖσθαι   τὴν   ἐξουσίαν;   τὸ   ἀγαθὸν   ποίει   καὶ   ἕξεις   ἔπαινον   ἐξ   αὐτῆς·  

Textus Receptus (TR)

οἱ   γὰρ   ἄρχοντες   οὐκ   εἰσὶν   φόβος   τῷ   ἀγαθῷ   ἔργῳ   ἀλλὰ   τῷ   κακῷ.   θέλεις   δὲ   μὴ   φοβεῖσθαι   τὴν   ἐξουσίαν;   τὸ   ἀγαθὸν   ποίει   καὶ   ἕξεις   ἔπαινον   ἐξ   αὐτῆς·  

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TR has 21 Words, NA has 26 (+5).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3588
 οἱ (oi)
 The
Definite article Definite article
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
T-NPM
G1063
 γὰρ (gar)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G0758
 ἄρχοντες (archontes)
 rulers
Noun Noun
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
N-NPM
G3756
 οὐκ (oyk)
 not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
 PRT-N
G1510
 εἰσὶν (eisin)
 are
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. third person plural
V-PAI-3P
G5401
 φόβος (phobos)
 a terror
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G3588
 τῷ (to)
 to the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
T-DSN
G0018
 ἀγαθῷ (agatho)
 good
Adjective Adjective
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
A-DSN
G2041
 ἔργῳ (ergo)
 work
Noun Noun
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
N-DSN
G0235
 ἀλλὰ (alla)
 but
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3588
 τῷ (to)
 to the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
T-DSN
G2556
 κακῷ. (kako.)
 bad
Adjective Adjective
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
A-DSN
G2309
 θέλεις (theleis)
 Do you desire
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. second person singular
V-PAI-2S
G1161
 δὲ (de)
 now
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3361
 μὴ (me)
 not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
 PRT-N
G5399
 φοβεῖσθαι (phobeisthai)
 to fear
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. inf. present middle or passive deponent infinitive
V-PNN
G3588
 τὴν (ten)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G1849
 ἐξουσίαν; (exoysian;)
 authority?
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G3588
 τὸ (to)
 The
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
T-ASN
G0018
 ἀγαθὸν (agathon)
 good
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
A-ASN
G4160
 ποίει (poiei)
 do perform
VERB Verb
pres. active imp. present active imperative
sing. second person singular
V-PAM-2S
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2192
 ἕξεις (exeis)
 you will have
VERB Verb
fut. active ind. future active indicative
sing. second person singular
V-FAI-2S
G1868
 ἔπαινον (epainon)
 praise
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM
G1537
 ἐξ (ex)
 from
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G0846
 αὐτῆς· (aytes.)
 him.
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
P-GSF

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