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EveryΠᾶσαpersonψυχὴmust be subjectὑποτασσέσθωto the governingὑπερεχούσαιςauthorities.ἐξουσίαιςForγὰρthere isἔστινnoοὐauthorityἐξουσίαexceptεἰ μὴfromὑπὸGod,θεοῦandδὲthose that existαἱ οὖσαιhave been institutedτεταγμέναι εἰσίνbyὑπὸGod.θεοῦ
Romans 13:1
Study it in the app“Every person must be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 13:1, word by word
- personψυχὴpsychē
person
A human being counted one by one, as when saying how many there were.
Where else “psychē” appears- must be subjectὑποτασσέσθωhypotassesthō
submit
To obey, place oneself under another.
Where else “hypotassesthō” appears- to the governingὑπερεχούσαιςhyperechousais
govern
To be over others, hold authority.
Where else “hyperechousais” appears- authoritiesἐξουσίαιςexousiais
authorities
Those who govern and command, whether people or unseen powers.
Where else “exousiais” appears- there isἔστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- have been institutedτεταγμέναιtetagmenai
appoint, arrange
Arrange, appoint, order; establish.
Where else “tetagmenai” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2So whoever resists the authority has resisted the ordinance of God, and those who have resisted will receive judgment on themselves.
To study Romans 13 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say we owe others, and how does he sum up the law? (vv. 8-10)
2. What it means
Why does Paul say love does no harm to a neighbor and so fulfills the law? (v. 10)
3. How I live it
Whom close to you can you show love in a concrete way this week, expecting nothing in return?