Romans 13:2

13:2 So the person who resists such authority ¹  resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment

Romans 13:1

Submission to Civil Government

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, ²  and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

Colossians 1:29

1:29 Toward this goal ³  I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully ⁴  works in me.

¹ tn Grk “the authority,” referring to the authority just described.

² tn Grk “by God.”

³ tn The Greek phrase εἴς ὅ (eis Jo, “toward which”) implies “movement toward a goal” and has been rendered by the English phrase “Toward this goal.”

⁴ tn The prepositional phrase ἐν δυνάμει (en dunamei) seems to be functioning adverbially, related to the participle, and has therefore been translated “powerfully.”