Romans 13:2
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”
θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
ἐξουσία
authority
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ἐξουσία
Authority, right, power. Exousia. All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Jesus delegates His authority to His church. We operate under His commission.
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ἑαυτοῦ
upon themselves
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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ὥστε
Therefore
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ὥστε
so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
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κρίμα
judgment
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κρίμα
a decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime"))
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λαμβάνω
will bring.
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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διαταγή
ordinance
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διαταγή
arrangement, i.e. institution
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