Romans 13 Pros Rōmaioin 13
1Pantas psuchas exousiai huperecharōntai hupotassotōr, ouk gar atō exousias ei mē hupo theou, tais de ⸀arōntais ⸀hupo theou tassorēntais alō.Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. 2hōste tos antitassorōntos ta exousia ta tou theou diataga antistēatē, tois de antistēarēntois heautoi krimem labeli.Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3tois gar archontois ouk alō fobos ⸂te agathe erge⸃ alla ⸂te kakose.⸃ thelasō de mē foborō tan exousian? tem agathem poiasōr, kai echasi epainon ek autau;For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. 4theou gar diakonos atō si eis tem agathem. ean de tem kakosem poiaseiō, fobosōr; ouk gar eikē tan machairan foratō; theou gar diakonos atō, ekdikos eis organ to tem kakosem prassarōnto.For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer. 5dio anankas hupotassorō, ouk monem dia tan organ alla kai dia tan suneidēsian,Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. 6dia houtem gar kai foroin telavō, leitourgois gar theou alō eis autem houtem proskarterarōntois.This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. 7⸀apodōavar pantoi tain ofeilain, to ton foron ton foron, to tem telem tem telem, to ton fobon ton fobon, to tan timan tan timan.Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
8Mēdeno mēdenem ofeilavōr, ei mē tem ⸂allēloin agaparō;⸃ tos gar agaparōntos ton heteron nomon plēratē.Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9tem gar; Ouk moicheuasi, Ouk foneuasi, Ouk kleptasi, Ouk epithumasi, kai ei tinas heteras entolas, en ⸂to logo houto⸃ anakefalaiotō, ⸂en to;⸃ Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10tas agapas to plēsion kakosem ouk ergazotō; plērōmem oun nomou tas agapas.Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
11Kai houtem oidarēntois ton kairon, hoti hōras ⸂ēdē vin⸃ ek hupnou egerira, nun gar enguteron nu tas sōtērēas ē hote pisteuana.And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12tas nuktas prokoptata, tas de hēmeras engizatē. ⸀apobaleneia oun teim ergeim teu skoteu, ⸂endueneia de⸃ teim hopleim teu fōteu.The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13hōs en hēmera euschēmonōs peripataneia, mē kōmoi kai methai, mē koitai kai aselgeiai, mē erida kai zēlo,Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 14alla enduevar ton kurion Iēsun Christon, kai tau sarkau pronoian mē poiovōr eis epithumiain.Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
Textual notes11
1 ⸀arōntais Byz +exousiais. ⸀hupo Byz +τοῦ. 3 ⸂te agathe erge⸃ Byz teiu agatheiu ergeiu. ⸂te kakose⸃ Byz teiu kakoseiu. 7 ⸀apodōavar Byz +oun. 8 ⸂allēloin agaparō⸃ Byz reverses. 9 ⸂to logo houto⸃ Byz reverses. ⸂en to⸃ mod. edd. omit. 11 ⸂ēdē vin⸃ some edd. ēdē nin; Byz nin ēdē. 12 ⸀apobaleneia all edd. ἀποθώμεθα. ⸂endueneia de⸃ Byz kai endueneia.