Romans 13:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 13:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Πᾶσα
pâs
G3956
all
ψυχὴ
psychḗ
G5590
soul
ἐξουσίαις
exousía
G1849
authority
ὑπερεχούσαις
hyperéchō
G5242
to stand out
ὑποτασσέσθω
hypotássō
G5293
to subject
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἔστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐξουσία
exousía
G1849
authority
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
αἱ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
οὖσαι
eimí
G1510
to be
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
τεταγμέναι
tássō
G5021
to appoint
εἰσίν
eimí
G1510
to be
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Let every soul be subject to governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and the existing are appointed by God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).