Romans 13:6

“For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.”

"For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing." - Romans 13:6
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What does Romans 13:6 mean?

Romans 13:6 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "For this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing." This verse is part of the larger passage in Romans 13:1-7, which discusses the Christian's duty to submit to…

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The Divine Order of Authority: Honoring the Ministers of God

Romans 13:6 (KJV) states, "For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing." This scripture invites us into a profound understanding of the divine system of authority established by God and our responsibility as…

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A Prayer of Honor and Obedience to Authority

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, we gather before You, our hearts open and our spirits humble, to reflect upon Your teachings, particularly the wisdom found in Romans 13:6: "For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending…

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Romans 13:6 - "For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing."
Romans 6:13 - "Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God."
Romans 13:8
Romans 13:8
Romans 6:23
Romans 8:6
Romans 6:23
Romans 10:13-15
Romans 13:13 - "Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying."
Romans 15:4-6
Romans 12:13 - "Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality."
Romans 6:7 - "For he that is dead is freed from sin."
Romans 16:13 - "Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine."
depict the theme of Romans 13:8-14
Romans 10:13 - "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Romans 5:13 - "(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law."
Romans 2:6 - "Who will render to every man according to his deeds:"
Romans 6:6 - "Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin."
Romans 13:10 - "Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law."
Romans 2:13 - "(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified."
Romans 9:13 - "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."
Romans 8:6 - "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."
Romans 16:6 - "Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us."
Romans 1:6 - "Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:"
Romans 3:6 - "God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?"
Combine the authority theme described in Romans 13:1-7 and Revelation 13:1-10.
Romans 13:5 - "Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake."
Romans 3:13 - "Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:"
Romans 6:12-13 - "Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness."