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Romans 13:1 KJV
Romans · chapter 13 · verse 1 · King James Version
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.Romans 13:1 · King James Version
Romans 13:1 in context
1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
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Key words (Strong's)
- ordainedtassōto put in order, to station, to place in a certain order, to arrange, to assign a place…G5021 →
- subjecthypotassōto arrange under, to subordinate, to subject, put in subjection, to subject one s self…G5293 →
- higherhyperechōto have or hold over one, to stand out, rise above, overtop, to be above, be superior in…G5242 →
- powersexousiapower of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases, leave or permission, physical and…G1849 →
- soulpsychēbreath, the breath of life, the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in…G5590 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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