KJV King James Version
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 13:2
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
WEB World English Bible
Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.
ASV American Standard Version
Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God’s ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.
Surrounding context — Romans 13
1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
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:
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.
5 Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὥστεG5620 · hōstesoὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀντιτασσόμενοςG498 · antitassōto resistτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐξουσίᾳG1849 · exousiaauthorityτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodδιαταγῇG1296 · diatagēordinanceἀνθέστηκεν·G436 · anthistēmito opposeοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἀνθεστηκότεςG436 · anthistēmito opposeἑαυτοῖςG1438 · heautouthemselfκρίμαG2917 · krimajudgmentλήμψονται.G2983 · lambanōto take
Cross-references
1 Peter 2:13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;Titus 3:1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,Romans 13:5Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.James 3:1My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.Luke 20:47Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.Mark 12:40Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.Matthew 23:13But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.Jeremiah 44:14-17So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.Jeremiah 23:8-17But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.Isaiah 58:2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
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