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Romans 13:4

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

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θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forδιάκονόςdiakonosministerδιάκονοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “minister”, the subject formG1249a waiter, servant; then of any one who performs any service, an administrator.the ministerἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.σοὶsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.εἰςeisuponεἰςpreposition — “upon”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.uponτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαθόνagathongood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “good-doer”, 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.ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κακὸνkakonevilκακός (kakos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “evil”, the object formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.evilποιῇςpoiēsto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.φοβοῦphobouto fearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “to fear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.εἰκῇeikēin vainεἰκῇadverb — “in vain”G1500without a cause, purpose; purposelessly, in vain, for nothing.This verse uses “in vain”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μάχαιρανmachairanswordμάχαιρα (machaira)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sword”, the object formG3162a sword.φορεῖphoreito wearφορέω (phoreō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to wear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5409I carry, wear, bear constantly.This verse uses “wear”.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.διάκονόςdiakonosservantδιάκονοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “servant”, the subject formG1249a waiter, servant; then of any one who performs any service, an administrator.This verse uses “servant”.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἔκδικοςekdikosavengingἔκδικοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “avenging”, the subject formG1558avenging, subst: an avenger (the word occurs frequently in the sense of a special advocate [champion] of a city).This verse uses “avenging”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ὀργὴνorgēnwrathὀργή (orgē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “wrath”, the object formG3709anger, wrath, passion; punishment, vengeance.This verse uses “wrath”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κακὸνkakonevilκακός (kakos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “evil”, the object formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.πράσσοντιprassontito doπράσσω (prassō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4238I do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, i.e. I fare; I exact, require.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

Darby Translation

for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.

Douay-Rheims

For he is God’s minister to thee, for good. But if thou do that which is evil, fear: for he beareth not the sword in vain. For he is God’s minister: an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil.

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