Romans 13:5
“Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wherefore ye must needs be subject,.... To the higher powers, to the civil magistrates; there is a necessity of it,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Wherefore - διό dio. The “reasons” why we should be subject, which the apostle had given, were two, That government was…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Ye must needs be subject - Αναγκη, There is a necessity that ye should be subject, not only for wrath, δια την οργην, on…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Romans 13:1-6
We are here taught how to conduct ourselves towards magistrates, and those that are in authority over us, called here…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
As regards the special question of despotism, it is treated here not by explicit condemnation, but by the statement of…
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