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Romans 13:6
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KJ21
For, for this cause pay ye tribute also, for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
ASV
For for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God’s service, attending continually upon this very thing.
AMP
For this same reason you pay taxes, for civil authorities are God’s servants, devoting themselves to governance.
AMPC
For this same reason you pay taxes, for [the civil authorities] are official servants under God, devoting themselves to attending to this very service.
BRG
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
CSB
And for this reason you pay taxes, since the authorities are God’s servants, continually attending to these tasks.
CSBA
And for this reason you pay taxes, since the authorities are God’s servants, continually attending to these tasks.
CEB
You should also pay taxes for the same reason, because the authorities are God’s assistants, concerned with this very thing.
CJB
This is also why you pay taxes; for the authorities are God’s public officials, constantly attending to these duties.
CEV
You must also pay your taxes. The authorities are God's servants, and it is their duty to take care of these matters.
DARBY
For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing.
DLNT
For because of this also you pay tributes. For they are ministers of God devoting-themselves to this very thing.
DRA
For therefore also you pay tribute. For they are the ministers of God, serving unto this purpose.
ERV
And this is why you pay taxes too. Those rulers are working for God, and they give all their time to the work of ruling.
EASY
This is also the reason why you pay taxes to the government. You should pay them, because the officers are God's servants. They are doing the work that God has given to them.
EHV
For this reason you also pay taxes, because the authorities are God’s ministers, who are employed to do this very thing.
ESV
For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
ESVUK
For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
EXB
This is also why you pay taxes. [L Because] Rulers are ·working for God [God’s servants/ministers] ·and give their time to [devoting themselves to] their work.
GNV
For, for this cause ye pay also tribute: for they are God’s ministers, applying themselves for the same thing.
GW
That is also why you pay your taxes. People in the government are God’s servants while they do the work he has given them.
GNT
That is also why you pay taxes, because the authorities are working for God when they fulfill their duties.
HCSB
And for this reason you pay taxes, since the authorities are God’s public servants, continually attending to these tasks.
ICB
And this is also why you pay taxes. Rulers are working for God and give their time to their work.
ISV
This is also why you pay taxes. For rulers are God’s servants faithfully devoting themselves to their work.
PHILLIPS
You should, therefore, obey the authorities, not simply because it is the safest, but because it is the right thing to do. It is right, too, for you to pay taxes for the civil authorities are appointed by God for the good purposes of public order and well-being. Give everyone his legitimate due, whether it be rates, or taxes, or reverence, or respect!
JUB
For this cause ye also pay them tribute, for they are God’s ministers, attending continually to this very thing.
KJV
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
AKJV
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
LSB
For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.
LEB
For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are servants of God, busily engaged in this very thing.
TLB
Pay your taxes too, for these same two reasons. For government workers need to be paid so that they can keep on doing God’s work, serving you.
MSG
That’s also why you pay taxes—so that an orderly way of life can be maintained. Fulfill your obligations as a citizen. Pay your taxes, pay your bills, respect your leaders. * * *
MEV
For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are God’s servants, devoting themselves to this very thing.
MOUNCE
For this is also why you pay taxes, for authorities are servants of God, devoted to this very thing.
NOG
That is also why you pay your taxes. People in the government are God’s servants while they do the work he has given them.
NABRE
This is why you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.
NASB
For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.
NASB1995
For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.
NCB
That is why you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, and they devote themselves to this service.
NCV
This is also why you pay taxes. Rulers are working for God and give their time to their work.
NET
For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants devoted to governing.
NIRV
That’s also why you pay taxes. The authorities serve God. Ruling takes up all their time.
NIV
This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing.
NIVUK
This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing.
NKJV
For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing.
NLV
It is right for you to pay taxes because the leaders of the land are servants for God who care for these things.
NLT
Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do.
NMB
And also for this reason, pay tribute. For the Roman authorities are God’s ministers, serving for the same purpose.
NRSVA
For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, busy with this very thing.
NRSVACE
For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, busy with this very thing.
NRSVCE
For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, busy with this very thing.
NRSVUE
For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s agents, busy with this very thing.
NTFE
That, too, is why you pay taxes. The officials in question are God’s ministers, attending to this very thing.
OJB
For that is why you also pay tribute (taxes). For they are mesharetim of G-d engaged in this very task.
RGT
For because of this you also pay tribute. For they are God’s ministers, persisting continually in this very thing.
RSV
For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
RSVCE
For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
TLV
For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, attending diligently to this very thing.
VOICE
Pay your taxes for the same reason because the authorities are servants of God, giving their full attention to take care of these things.
WEB
For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.
WE
That is why you also pay taxes. The rulers serve God and they give all their time to their work.
WYC
For therefore [and] ye give tributes, they be the ministers of God, and serve for this same thing [for this same thing serving].
YLT
for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;
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