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.”