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Jun 24, 2024 · The New Living Translation clearly expresses the present passive imperative verb tense: “Everyone must submit to governing authorities” (Romans 13:1). Paul immediately explains why everyone should be subject to the governing authorities: because “all authority comes from God” (Romans 13:1, NLT). There is no wiggle room here for Christians.
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. New Living Translation Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.
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1Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear ...
The apostle explicitly restates his theme of love in verses 8–10. But there is no reason to suppose he has left it as chapter 13 begins. As Romans 12:9–21 details love’s priorities in the Christian’s personal dealings, Romans 13:1–7 deals with love in the sense of rendering to Caesar what is Caesar’s (Matt. 22:21)—itself a form of love for both God...
“Ministers” in Romans 13:6 is not diakonoi, the more common Greek term for servants, but leitourgoi, a word that can connote mediation of the sacred. Tax collection and collectors in the Roman world were often corrupt; the work of God’s love even in that unjust social order is reflected in the prominence of tax collectors in the Gospels (nearly two...
Romans 13:1. ESV Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. NIV Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
13 Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. 2 So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. 3 For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in ...
Ardel Caneday. Romans 13 has been a critical text in Christian theology regarding how believers should relate to governing authorities. Historically, among some Christians, it has often been interpreted as demanding absolute obedience to governments. However, a closer examination reveals that this passage calls for submission not marked by ...
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May 5, 2021 · "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. ... Romans 13:1 "Submit to authorities." When the topic of “government ...
