ROM 13:2 Parallel Verse View

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ULT So then, the one resisting that authority has opposed the command of God, and the ones who have opposed it will bring judgment on themselves.

UST So people who resist those whom God has authorized to govern are opposing what God has commanded. God will punish those people who oppose those whom he has authorized to govern.

BLB Therefore the one rebelling against the authority has resisted the ordinance of God, and those having resisted will bring judgment upon themselves.

AICNT Therefore, whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.

OEB Therefore the one who sets themself against the authorities is resisting God’s appointment, and those who resist will bring a judgment on themselves.

WEBBE Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgement.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So the person who resists such authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment

LSV so that he who is setting himself against the authority, has resisted against God’s ordinance; and those resisting will receive judgment to themselves.

FBV Whoever resists the authorities opposes what God has put in place, and those who do so shall find themselves judged accordingly.

TCNT So then, whoever resists authority opposes what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

T4T So whoever resists the officials is resisting what God has established. Furthermore, those who resist officials will bring on themselves from the officials the punishment that God considers fitting.

LEB So then, the one who resists authority resists the ordinance which is from God, and those who resist will receive condemnation on themselves.

BBE For which reason everyone who puts himself against the authority puts himself against the order of God: and those who are against it will get punishment for themselves.

Moff Hence anyone who resists authority is opposing the divine order, and the opposition will bring judgment on themselves.

Wymth Therefore the man who rebels against his ruler is resisting God's will; and those who thus resist will bring punishment upon themselves.

ASV Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

DRA Therefore he that resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist, purchase to themselves damnation.

YLT so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.

Drby So that he that sets himself in opposition to the authority resists the ordinance of [fn]God; and they who [thus] resist shall bring sentence of guilt on themselves.

13.2 Elohim

RV Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.
(Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgement. )

SLT So he opposing the power, has resisted the arrangement of God: and they having resisted shall receive to themselves judgment.

Wbstr Whoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

KJB-1769 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

KJB-1611 Whosoeuer therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist, shall receiue to themselues damnation.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Whosoeuer therfore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinaunce of God: And they that resist, shall receaue to the selues dampnation.
(Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: And they that resist, shall receive to the selves damnation.)

Gnva Whosoeuer therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist, shall receiue to themselues condemnation.
(Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist, shall receive to themselves condemnation. )

Cvdl The powers that be, are ordeyned of God: so that who so euer resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinaunce of God. And they that resiste, shal receaue to them selues danacion.
(The powers that be, are ordained of God: so that whoso/whoever ever resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resiste, shall receive to themselves danacion.)

TNT Whosoever therfore resysteth power resisteth the ordinaunce of God. And they that resist shall receave to the selfe damnacion.
(Whosoever therefore resysteth power resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist shall receive to the self damnacion. )

Wycl Therfor he that ayenstondith power, ayenstondith the ordynaunce of God; and thei that ayenstonden, geten to hem silf dampnacioun.
(Therefore he that againstondith power, againstondith the ordynaunce of God; and they that stand_againstn, geten to himself damnation.)

Luth Wer sich nun wider die Obrigkeit setzet, der widerstrebet Gottes Ordnung; die aber widerstreben, werden über sich ein Urteil empfangen.
(Who itself/yourself/themselves now against the Obrigkeit set/putt, the/of_the againststrebet God’s order(n); the but resist, become above itself/yourself/themselves a verdict received.)

ClVg Itaque qui resistit potestati, Dei ordinationi resistit. Qui autem resistunt, ipsi sibi damnationem acquirunt:[fn]
(Itaque who/which resistit power, of_God ordinationi resistit. Who however they_resist, themselves to_himself damnation acquirunt: )

13.2 Qui autem resistit. AUG. Quid si jubeat quod nonlicet? hic sane contemnet potestatem, timendo potestatem majorem; ergo si aliud imperator, et aliud Deus jubeat, cor tempto illo obtemperandum est Deo.

13.2 Who however resistit. AUG. What when/but_if yubeat that nonlicet? this/here sane contemnet power, timendo power greater; therefore when/but_if something_else commandsor, and something_else God yubeat, heart tempto that/there obtemperandum it_is to_God.

UGNT ὥστε ὁ ἀντιτασσόμενος τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ, τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ διαταγῇ ἀνθέστηκεν; οἱ δὲ ἀνθεστηκότες, ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήμψονται.
(hōste ho antitassomenos taʸ exousia, taʸ tou Theou diatagaʸ anthestaʸken; hoi de anthestaʸkotes, heautois krima laʸmpsontai.)

SBL-GNT ὥστε ὁ ἀντιτασσόμενος τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ διαταγῇ ἀνθέστηκεν, οἱ δὲ ἀνθεστηκότες ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήμψονται.
(hōste ho antitassomenos taʸ exousia taʸ tou theou diatagaʸ anthestaʸken, hoi de anthestaʸkotes heautois krima laʸmpsontai.)

RP-GNT Ὥστε ὁ ἀντιτασσόμενος τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ, τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ διαταγῇ ἀνθέστηκεν· οἱ δὲ ἀνθεστηκότες ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήψονται.
(Hōste ho antitassomenos taʸ exousia, taʸ tou theou diatagaʸ anthestaʸken; hoi de anthestaʸkotes heautois krima laʸpsontai.)

TC-GNT Ὥστε ὁ ἀντιτασσόμενος τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ, τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ διαταγῇ ἀνθέστηκεν· οἱ δὲ ἀνθεστηκότες ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα [fn]λήψονται.
(Hōste ho antitassomenos taʸ exousia, taʸ tou Theou diatagaʸ anthestaʸken; hoi de anthestaʸkotes heautois krima laʸpsontai. )

13:2 ληψονται ¦ λημψονται CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 13:1–7: Paul taught about government officials/leaders

In this section, Paul told believers that they must submit to government officials, because God gave the officials the authority to rule. Fighting the government is fighting the thing that God put in place. Only people who do evil need to fear the government. The believer must do good. The government will approve those deeds. But if the believer does what is wrong, he or she should fear the government. It makes happen God’s anger against those who do evil. Submitting to the government helps avoid God’s anger and keeps our conscience clear.

Believers also should pay government taxes and fees. They should respect and honor the leaders.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

Our attitude toward the government

Our relationship with the government

13:2a

Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place,

Therefore, someone fighting those authorities rebels against the command of God to establish their authority,
So then, if a person rebels against someone with that authority, he rebels/fights against the command of God that caused it to exist.

Consequently: Here this word introduces a consequence of God instituting all government authority (13:1b–c). One should not resist government authority, because God caused that authority to exist.

whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place: Here the Greek words that the BSB translates as resists and opposing are words with similar meanings. The Greek lexicons use similar definitions for these words. They both refer to opposing something or someone. The scholars who say the two words mean nearly the same thing do not say how they differ in meaning. Dunn (page 762) suggests that Paul used two different words here only for good Greek style.

Some languages may have two words that mean nearly the same thing here. For example:

whoever resists authority opposes what God has appointed (NABRE)

people who oppose the government are rejecting what God made-certainUma Back Translation on TW.

In other languages it will be more natural to use the same word both times. For example:

whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed (ESV)

whoever: The Greek is singular but refers to anyone. For example:

he who (NIV)

resists: Here this word refers to opposing something or someone. It implies more than a difference of opinion. It implies here that someone refuses to do what the government requires. Here are other ways to translate this word:

rebels (NIV)

fights

rejectsOtomi Back Translation on TW.

authority: The Greek is singular, but it refers to any of the governing authorities in 13:1a. For example:

those authorities

what God has set in place: The Greek is more literally “the command/order of God.” It refers to the system of government implied by “the authorities” above. God put it there. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

what God has commanded (NCV)

God is the one who placed/put them in that their workYakan Back Translation on TW.

that which God had establishedBarok Back Translation, unpublished manuscript, Papua New Guinea.

13:2b

and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

and the person fighting them will receive the judge’s decision and its punishment upon his own self.
And if people rebel/fight the government authorities, God or the authorities will judge and punish them.

those who do so: This refers to people who are doing the same thing as the person resisting the authorities in 13:2a.

will bring judgment on themselves: The Greek is more literally “will receive judgment upon-themselves.” The phrase “upon-themselves” is emphasized in the Greek by being first in the clause.

This phrase indicates that someone will judge the people who resist the government. Some scholars think that Paul was thinking of both God and government leaders judging these people. Other scholars think that Paul was thinking mostly of God here. It is probably best to think that Paul was thinking of both God and government leaders here.

In some languages one word translates both the English word “receive” and “take.” But “take” does not imply that someone gave. Your translation should indicate or imply that someone gave this judgment. For example:

will be given judgment

will experience judgment and punishment from them

judgment: Here this word refers to deciding someone has done something bad and what the punishment should be. For example:

condemnation (NJB)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὥστε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὥστε ὁ ἀντιτασσόμενος τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ διαταγῇ ἀνθέστηκεν οἱ δέ ἀνθεστηκότες ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήμψονται)

So then indicates that what follows in this verse summarizes ideas that were previously expressed. So then here introduces the result of what Paul said in the previous verse. Use a natural way in your language for indicating result. Alternate translation: [Since this is true]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ, τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ διαταγῇ & ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήμψονται

˱against˲_the authority ˱against˲_the ¬the ˱of˲_God ordinance & ˱on˲_themselves judgment ˓will_be˒_receiving

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of authority, command, and judgment, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [those who are authorized … what God has commanded … will cause themselves to be judged]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

οἱ δὲ ἀνθεστηκότες

the_‹ones› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὥστε ὁ ἀντιτασσόμενος τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ διαταγῇ ἀνθέστηκεν οἱ δέ ἀνθεστηκότες ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήμψονται)

Here, it refers to that authority stated earlier in the verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [and the ones who have opposed that authority]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήμψονται

˱on˲_themselves judgment ˓will_be˒_receiving

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [will cause God to bring judgment on them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἑαυτοῖς κρίμα λήμψονται

˱on˲_themselves judgment ˓will_be˒_receiving

Here Paul speaks of judgment as if it were an object that one could bring and put on someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will cause God to judge them]

Parallel ROM 13:2

Section 13:1–7: Paul taught about government officials/leaders

13:2a

13:2b