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Soὥστεwhoever resistsὁ ἀντιτασσόμενοςthe authorityτῇ ἐξουσίᾳhas resistedἀνθέστηκενthe ordinanceτῇ διαταγῇof God,τοῦ θεοῦandδὲthose who have resistedοἱ ἀνθεστηκότεςwill receiveλήμψονταιjudgmentκρίμαon themselves.ἑαυτοῖς
Romans 13:2
Study it in the app“So whoever resists the authority has resisted the ordinance of God, and those who have resisted will receive judgment on themselves.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 13:2, word by word
- Soὥστεhōste
so
Draws the conclusion from what has just been said.
Where else “hōste” appears- whoever resistsἀντιτασσόμενοςantitassomenos
oppose
Oppose, resist, set oneself against someone or something.
Where else “antitassomenos” appears- the authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiai
authority
The right to command or act.
Where else “exousiai” appears- has resistedἀνθέστηκενanthestēken
resist, oppose
Resist, oppose, stand against.
Where else “anthestēken” appears- the ordinanceδιαταγῇdiatagēi
ordinance, arrangement
Ordinance, arrangement: an order that has been given.
Where else “diatagēi” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- will receiveλήμψονταιlēmpsontai
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “lēmpsontai” appears- judgmentκρίμαkrima
condemnation
The sentence that declares someone guilty, and the penalty they receive.
Where else “krima” appears
The context
1Every 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.
2 · This verse (above)
3For rulers are not a cause of fear to good work, but to bad. Do you want, then, not to fear the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from it;
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?