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Romans 13:5-7
New English Translation
Romans 13:5-7
New English Translation
5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities[a] but also because of your conscience.[b] 6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities[c] are God’s servants devoted to governing.[d] 7 Pay everyone what is owed: 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 tn Grk “its wrath”; the referent (the governing authorities) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Romans 13:5 tn Grk “because of (the) conscience,” but the English possessive “your” helps to show whose conscience the context implies.
- Romans 13:6 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the governing authorities) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Romans 13:6 tn Grk “devoted to this very thing.”
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