ΠΑΥΛΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥ Η ΠΡΟΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ

Epistle to the Romans

CHAPTER 13

| 1 | πασα |  | ψυχη |  | εξουσιαις |  | υπερεχουσαις |  | υποτασσεσθω |  | ου |  | γαρ |
|  | Every 2 |  | soul 3 |  | to 6 authorities 7 |  | above 8 [him] 9 |  | let 1 be 4 subject. 5 |  | For there is no |  | ♦ |

εστιν |  | εξουσια |  | ει |  | μη |  | απο |  | θεου |  | αι |  | δε |  | ουσαι |  | εξουσιαι |  | υπο |  | του |
♦ |  | authority |  | except |  | ♦ |  | from |  | God; |  | and those that |  | ♦ |  | are |  | authorities, |  | by |  | ♦ |

θεου |  | τεταγμεναι |  | εισιν |  |
God |  | have been appointed. |  | ♦ |  |

| 2 | ωστε |  | ο |  | αντιτασσομενος |  | τη |  | εξουσια |  | τη |  | του |  | θεου |  | διαταγη |
|  | So that |  | he that |  | sets himself against |  | the |  | authority, |  | the |  | ♦ |  | of 2 God 3 |  | ordinance 1 |

ανθεστηκεν |  | οι |  | δε |  | ανθεστηκοτες |  | εαυτοις |  | κριμα |  | ληψονται |  |
resists; |  | and they that |  | ♦ |  | resist, |  | to themselves |  | judgment |  | shall receive. |  |

| 3 | οι |  | γαρ |  | αρχοντες |  | ουκ |  | εισιν |  | φοβος |  | των |  | αγαθων |  | εργων |  | αλλα |  | των |
|  | The 2 |  | for 1 |  | rulers |  | are not |  | ♦ |  | a terror |  | ♦ |  | to good |  | works, |  | but |  | ♦ |

κακων |  | θελεις |  | δε |  | μη |  | φοβεισθαι |  | την |  | εξουσιαν |  | το |  | αγαθον |
to evil [ones]. |  | Dost thou desire |  | ♦ |  | not |  | to be afraid of |  | the |  | authority? |  | the 2 |  | good 3 |

ποιει |  | και |  | εξεις |  | επαινον |  | εξ |  | αυτης |  |
practise, 1 |  | and |  | thou shalt have |  | praise |  | from |  | it; |  |

| 4 | θεου |  | γαρ |  | διακονος |  | εστιν |  | σοι |  | εις |  | το |  | αγαθον |  | εαν |  | δε |  | το |  | κακον |
|  | for of God |  | ♦ |  | a servant |  | it is |  | to thee |  | for |  | ♦ |  | good. |  | But if |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | evil |

ποιης |  | φοβου |  | ου |  | γαρ |  | εικη |  | την |  | μαχαιραν |  | φορει |  | θεου |  | γαρ |
thou practisest, |  | fear; |  | for not |  | ♦ |  | in vain |  | the |  | sword |  | it wears; |  | for of God |  | ♦ |

διακονος |  | εστιν |  | εκδικος |  | εις |  | οργην |  | τω |  | το |  | κακον |  | πρασσοντι |  |
a servant |  | it is, |  | an avenger |  | for |  | wrath |  | to him that |  | ♦ |  | evil 2 |  | does. 1 |  |

| 5 | διο |  | αναγκη |  | υποτασσεσθαι |  | ου |  | μονον |  | δια |  | την |  | οργην |
|  | Wherefore |  | necessary [it is] |  | to be subject, |  | not |  | only |  | on account of |  | ♦ |  | wrath, |

αλλα |  | και |  | δια |  | την |  | συνειδησιν |  |
but |  | also |  | on account of |  | ♦ |  | conscience. |  |

| 6 | δια |  | τουτο |  | γαρ |  | και |  | φορους |  | τελειτε |  | λειτουργοι |  | γαρ |  | θεου |
|  | For on this account |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | also |  | tribute |  | pay ye; |  | for ministers |  | ♦ |  | of God |

εισιν |  | εις |  | αυτο |  | τουτο |  | προσκαρτερουντες |  |
they are, |  | on this same thing |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | attending continually. |  |

| 7 | αποδοτε |  | ουν |  | πασιν |  | τας |  | οφειλας |  | τω |  | τον |  | φορον |  | τον |  | φορον |  | τω |
|  | Render |  | therefore |  | to all |  | their |  | dues: |  | to whom |  | ♦ |  | tribute, |  | ♦ |  | tribute; |  | to whom |

το |  | τελος |  | το |  | τελος |  | τω |  | τον |  | φοβον |  | τον |  | φοβον |  | τω |  | την |  | τιμην |  | την |
♦ |  | custom, |  | ♦ |  | custom; |  | to whom |  | ♦ |  | fear, |  | ♦ |  | fear; |  | to whom |  | ♦ |  | honour, |  | ♦ |

τιμην |  |
honour. |  |

| 8 | μηδενι |  | μηδεν |  | οφειλετε |  | ει |  | μη |  | το |  | αγαπαν |  | αλληλους |
|  | To no one |  | anything (lit. nothing) |  | owe ye, |  | unless |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | to love |  | one another: |

ο |  | γαρ |  | αγαπων |  | τον |  | ετερον |  | νομον |  | πεπληρωκεν |  |
for he that |  | ♦ |  | loves |  | the |  | other, |  | law |  | has fulfilled. |  |

| 9 | το |  | γαρ |  | ου |  | μοιχευσεις |  | ου |  | φονευσεις |
|  | ♦ |  | For, |  | Not 3 |  | thou 1 shalt 2 commit adultery, |  | Thou shalt not commit murder, |  | ♦ |

ου |  | κλεψεις |  | ου |  | ψευδομαρτυρησεις |
Thou shalt not steal, |  | ♦ |  | Thou shalt not bear false witness, |  | ♦ |

ουκ |  | επιθυμησεις |  | και |  | ει |  | τις |  | ετερα |  | εντολη |  | εν |  | τουτω |  | τω |
Thou shalt not lust; |  | ♦ |  | and |  | if |  | any |  | other |  | commandment, |  | in |  | this |  | ♦ |

λογω |  | ανακεφαλαιουται |  | εν |  | τω |  | αγαπησεις |  | τον |  | πλησιον |  | σου |  | ως
word |  | it is summed up, |  | in this, |  | ♦ |  | Thou shalt love |  | thy neighbour |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | as

| εαυτον |  |
| thyself. |  |

| 10 | η |  | αγαπη |  | τω |  | πλησιον |  | κακον |  | ουκ |  | εργαζεται |  | πληρωμα |  | ουν |
|  | ♦ |  | Love |  | to the |  | neighbour |  | evil |  | does not work: |  | ♦ |  | fulness 3 |  | therefore 4 |

νομου |  | η |  | αγαπη |  |
of 5 [the] 6 law 7 |  | ♦ |  | love 1 [is]. 2 |  |

| 11 | και |  | τουτο |  | ειδοτες |  | τον |  | καιρον |  | οτι |  | ωρα |  | ημας |  | ηδη |  | εξ |  | υπνου |
|  | Also |  | this, |  | knowng |  | the |  | time, |  | that |  | [the] hour |  | we 4 [it 1 is] 2 |  | already 3 |  | out of |  | sleep |

εγερθηναι |  | νυν |  | γαρ |  | εγγυτερον |  | ημων |  | η |  | σωτηρια |  | η |  | οτε |
should be roused; |  | for now |  | ♦ |  | nearer |  | [is] of us |  | the |  | salvation, |  | than |  | when |

επιστευσαμεν |  |
we believed. |  |

| 12 | η |  | νυξ |  | προεκοψεν |  | η |  | δε |  | ημερα |  | ηγγικεν |  | αποθωμεθα |  | ουν |
|  | The |  | night |  | is advanced, |  | and the |  | ♦ |  | day |  | has drawn near; |  | we should cast off |  | therefore |

τα |  | εργα |  | του |  | σκοτους |  | και |  | ενδυσωμεθα |  | τα |  | οπλα |  | του |  | φωτος |  |
the |  | works |  | ♦ |  | of darkness, |  | and |  | should put on |  | the |  | armour |  | ♦ |  | of light. |  |

| 13 | ως |  | εν |  | ημερα |  | ευσχημονως |  | περιπατησωμεν |  | μη |  | κωμοις |  | και |  | μεθαις |  | μη
|  | As |  | in [the] |  | day, |  | becomingly |  | we should walk; |  | not |  | in revels |  | and |  | drinking, |  | not

| κοιταις |  | και |  | ασελγειαις |  | μη |  | εριδι |  | και |  | ζηλω |  |
| in chambering |  | and |  | wantonness, |  | not |  | in strife |  | and |  | emulation. |  |

| 14 | αλλ |  | ενδυσασθε |  | τον |  | κυριον |  | ιησουν |  | χριστον |  | και |  | της |  | σαρκος |
|  | But |  | put on |  | the |  | Lord |  | Jesus |  | Christ, |  | and |  | of 7 the 8 |  | flesh 9 |

προνοιαν |  | μη |  | ποιεισθε |  | εις |  | επιθυμιας |  |
forethought 4 |  | not 2 |  | do 1 take 3 |  | for 5 |  | desire. 6 |  |