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Forγὰρbecause ofδιὰthisτοῦτοyou alsoκαὶpayτελεῖτεtribute;φόρουςforγὰρthey areεἰσινpublic servantsλειτουργοὶof God,θεοῦdevoting themselvesπροσκαρτεροῦντεςtoεἰςthis very thing.αὐτὸ τοῦτο
Romans 13:6
Study it in the app“For because of this you also pay tribute; for they are public servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 13:6, word by word
- payτελεῖτεteleite
pay
To hand over a tax.
Where else “teleite” appears- tributeφόρουςphorous
tax, tribute
Tax, tribute paid to a ruler.
Where else “phorous” appears- they areεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- public servantsλειτουργοὶleitourgoi
servant, minister
A public servant: someone who carries out a service for the community or a sacred service.
Where else “leitourgoi” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- devoting themselvesπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountes
persevere
To keep at something day after day, without giving it up.
Where else “proskarterountes” appears
Translation note
The Greek word designated one who performs a public service; in the Greek Bible it is also used for sacred service.
The context
5Therefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath but also because of conscience.
6 · This verse (above)
7Pay to all what is owed: to the one owed tribute, tribute; to the one owed tax, tax; to the one owed fear, fear; to the one owed honor, honor.
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?