Romans 13:5-7
13:5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities 1 but also because of your conscience. 2
13:6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities 3 are God’s servants devoted to governing. 4
13:7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
1 tn Grk “its wrath”; the referent (the governing authorities) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Grk “because of (the) conscience,” but the English possessive “your” helps to show whose conscience the context implies.
3 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the governing authorities) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Grk “devoted to this very thing.”