Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.
King James Version
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Holman Bible
And for this reason you pay taxes, since the authorities are God’s public servants, continually attending to these tasks.
International Standard Version
This is also why you pay taxes. For rulers are God's servants faithfully devoting themselves to their work.
A Conservative Version
For because of this ye also fulfill taxes, for they are servants of God being devoted to this same thing.
American Standard Version
For this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God's service, attending continually upon this very thing.
Amplified
For this same reason you pay taxes, for civil authorities are God’s servants, devoting themselves to governance.
An Understandable Version
This is the reason why you should pay taxes also. For the authorities are God's servants who continually tend to this matter [i.e., of collecting taxes].
Anderson New Testament
On this very account, too, pay tribute also: for they are the public servants of God, attending continually to this very thing.
Bible in Basic English
For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times.
Common New Testament
For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God's ministers, attending to this very thing.
Daniel Mace New Testament
from a principle of conscience. for this is the reason why you also pay tribute, because under God, they are continually
Darby Translation
For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing.
Godbey New Testament
For on account of this also pay tribute; for they are the ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
Goodspeed New Testament
just as you pay your taxes; they are God's ministers, devoting themselves to this service.
John Wesley New Testament
For this cause ye pay tribute also: for they are the ministers of God, attending continually on this very thing.
Julia Smith Translation
For this also pay ye taxes: for they are workmen of God, persevering in this same.
King James 2000
For, for this cause pay you tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For because of this you also pay taxes, for [the authorities] are servants of God, busily engaged in this very [thing].
Modern King James verseion
For because of this you also pay taxes. For they are God's servants, always giving attention to this very thing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And even for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are God's ministers, serving for the same purpose.
Moffatt New Testament
for the same reason as you pay taxes ??since magistrates are God's officers, bent upon the maintenance of order and authority.
Montgomery New Testament
This too, is the reason why you pay taxes; because the authorities are ministers of God's service, attending continually upon this very thing.
NET Bible
For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants devoted to governing.
New Heart English Bible
For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God's service, attending continually on this very thing.
Noyes New Testament
For the same reason pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God, attending continually to this very business.
Sawyer New Testament
For on this account also you pay taxes; for [magistrates] are servants of God attending constantly to this same thing.
The Emphasized Bible
For, because of this, are ye paying tribute also, - for, God's ministers of state, they are, unto this very thing, giving constant attendance.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For on this account pay ye taxes also: for they are God's ministers, continually employed on this very service.
Twentieth Century New Testament
This, too, is the reason for your paying taxes; for the officials are God's officers, devoting themselves to this special work.
Webster
For, for this cause ye pay tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Weymouth New Testament
Why, this is really the reason you pay taxes; for tax-gatherers are ministers of God, devoting their energies to this very work.
Williams New Testament
for this is the reason why you pay your taxes, for the civil authorities are God's official servants faithfully devoting themselves to this very end.
World English Bible
For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God's service, attending continually on this very thing.
Worrell New Testament
For, on this account, ye pay tribute also; for they are God's ministers, attending continually to this very thing.
Worsley New Testament
For you pay them tribute also for this reason; because they are God's ministers, continually attending hereunto.
Youngs Literal Translation
for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;
Themes
Christian conduct » Submitting to authorities
Government » Duty of citizens to
Government » The purpose of government
Magistrates » Are ministers of God
Ministry » Who is a minister of God
The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » General references to
Tribute » General references to
Interlinear
Dia
γάρ
Gar
Usage: 825
Touto
Proskartereo
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 13:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Obedience To The Governing Authorities
5 You must be in subjection, not only because of that wrath, but also for the sake of your conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. 7 Render therefore to all their due. Provide tribute to whom tribute is due. Give custom to whom custom is owed. Render fear to whom fear is owed and offer honor to whom honor is deserved.
Cross References
Exodus 18:13-27
The next day Moses settled disputes among the people. He was busy from morning till night.
Deuteronomy 1:9-17
I spoke to you then and said: 'I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.
1 Samuel 7:16-17
Every year he went around to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah in order to judge Israel in all those places.
2 Samuel 8:5
The Syrians of Damascus sent an army to help King Hadadezer. David attacked it and killed twenty-two thousand men.
1 Chronicles 18:14
So David ruled all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.
Ezra 4:13
The king may be certain that when the town and its wall are completely rebuilt they will pay no tax or payment in goods or forced payments, and in the end it will be a cause of loss to the kings.
Ezra 4:20
Further, there have been great kings in Jerusalem. They ruled over all the country across the river. Taxes and tribute was paid to them.
Ezra 6:8
Further, I give orders as to what you are to do for the responsible men of the Jews in connection with the building of this house of God: That from the king's wealth, that is, from the taxes got together in the land over the river, the money needed is to be given to these men readily, so that their work may not be stopped.
Nehemiah 5:4
Yet others said: We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes.
Job 29:7-17
When I went out to the gate of the city, when I took my seat in the square,
Matthew 17:24-27
They arrived at Capernaum. The collectors of the two-drachma tax asked Peter: Does your master make payment of the Temple tax?
Matthew 22:17-21
Tell us what you think? Is it lawful to pay the poll tax to Caesar, or not?
Mark 12:14-17
Teacher, they said, we know that you are truthful, and not concerned about what other people think. You truthfully teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
Luke 20:21-26
Teacher, they said, we know that you are right in what you say and teach. You are not partial and do not play favorites. Rather you teach the way of God truthfully.
Luke 23:2
They accused him, saying: We found this man perverting our nation. He forbids payment of tax to Caesar. He claims to be Christ a king.
Romans 12:8
or he who exhorts; on exhortation; he who gives let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.