In Romans 13 of Romans .
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
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διὰ dia for διὰ dia for διά preposition — “for” G1223 (a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of. for τοῦτο touto this τοῦτο touto this οὗτος (houtos) demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object form G3778 this; he, she, it. This verse uses “this”. this γὰρ gar for γὰρ gar for γάρ conjunction — “for” G1063 for. for καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί adverb — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. φόρους phorous tax φόρους phorous tax φόρος (phoros) noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “tax”, the object form G5411 a tax, tribute, especially on persons. τελεῖτε, teleite to finish τελεῖτε teleite to finish τελέω (teleō) verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to finish”, an ongoing or repeated action G5055 (a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay. λειτουργοὶ leitourgoi ministers λειτουργοὶ leitourgoi ministers λειτουργός (leitourgos) noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “ministers”, the subject form G3011 a minister, servant, of an official character; of priests and Levites. ministers γὰρ gar for γὰρ gar for γάρ conjunction — “for” G1063 for. θεοῦ theou God θεοῦ theou God θεός (theos) noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-form G2316 (a) God, (b) a god, generally. This verse uses “God”. εἰσιν eisin to be εἰσιν eisin to be εἰμί (eimi) verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated action G1510 I am, exist. εἰς eis upon εἰς eis upon εἰς preposition — “upon” G1519 into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among. upon αὐτὸ auto very thing αὐτὸ auto very thing αὐτός (autos) adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “very thing”, the object form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. very thing τοῦτο touto this τοῦτο touto this οὗτος (houtos) demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object form G3778 this; he, she, it. This verse uses “this”. προσκαρτεροῦντες. proskarterountes to continue in προσκαρτεροῦντες proskarterountes to continue in προσκαρτερέω (proskartereō) verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to continue in”, an ongoing or repeated action G4342 I persist, persevere in, continue steadfast in; I wait upon. Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;
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American Standard Version (1901) For for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God’s service, attending continually upon this very thing.
Young’s Literal Translation for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;
World English Bible For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.
Darby Translation For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing.
Douay-Rheims For therefore also you pay tribute. For they are the ministers of God, serving unto this purpose.
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