Romans 13:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 13:6 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 →
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
φόρους
phóros
G5411
tribute
τελεῖτε
teléō
G5055
to finish
λειτουργοὶ
leitourgós
G3011
minister
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
εἰσιν
eimí
G1510
to be
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
αὐτὸ
autós
G846
he
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
προσκαρτεροῦντες
proskarteréō
G4342
to adhere to
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are ministers of God's service, attending continually on this very thing.
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King James Version Public Domain
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For because of this you pay taxes also; for they are servants of God, persisting in this very thing.
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