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Romans 13:3

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to the good work” (τῷ ἀγαθῷ ἔργῳ) before but here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to the evil” (τῷ κακῷ.) before Do you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to the good works” (τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἔργων) before but here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to the evil” (τῶν κακῶν) before Do you here.

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forἄρχοντεςarchontesrulersἄρχων (archōn)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “rulers”, the subject formG758a ruler, governor, leader, leading man; with the Jews, an official member (a member of the executive) of the assembly of elders.rulersοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notεἰσὶνeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.φόβοςphobosa terrorφόβοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a terror”, the subject formG5401(a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect.This verse uses “terror”.a terrorτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαθῷagathōto goodἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “to good”, the to- or for-formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.to goodἔργῳergōworksἔργον (ergon)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “works”, the to- or for-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κακῷkakōto the evilκακός (kakos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “to the evil”, the to- or for-formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.to the evilθέλειςtheleisWilt thouθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “Wilt thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.Wilt thouδὲdethenδέconjunction — “then”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.thenμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notφοβεῖσθαιphobeisthaito be afraidφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to be afraid”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.be afraidτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐξουσίανexousianof the powerἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “of the power”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “power”.of the powerτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαθὸνagathonthat which is goodἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “that which is good”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.that which is goodποίειpoieito doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἕξειςhexeisthou shalt haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou shalt have”, an action still aheadG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.thou shalt haveἔπαινονepainonpraiseἔπαινος (epainos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “praise”, the object formG1868commendation, praise, approval.This verse uses “praise”.praiseἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofαὐτῆςautēssameαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “same”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “same”.the same

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῶνtōnto theὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “to the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαθῶνagathōnto goodἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “to good”, the to- or for-formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.ἔργωνergōnworksἔργον (ergon)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “works”, the to- or for-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.τῶνtōnto theὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “to the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κακῶνkakōnto the evilκακός (kakos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “to the evil”, the to- or for-formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:

Young’s Literal Translation

For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

World English Bible

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the authority,

Darby Translation

For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil [one]. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise [what is] good, and thou shalt have praise from it;

Douay-Rheims

For princes are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good: and thou shalt have praise from the same.

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