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## For ##
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<b>For<b>- Paul explains [Romans 13:1](./01.md) and what will result if the government condemns a person.
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## rulers are not a terror ##
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Rulers do not make good people afraid.
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## to good deeds…to evil deeds ##
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People are identified with their "good deeds" or "evil deeds". (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## Do you desire to be unafraid of authority? ##
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Alternate translation: "Let me tell you how you can be unafraid of the government." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## you will have praise from it ##
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The government will say good things about people who do what is good.
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## he does not carry the sword for no reason ##
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"he has the power to punish people, and he will punish people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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## carry the sword ##
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Roman governors carried a short sword as a symbol of their authority. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## an avenger for wrath ##
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"a person who punishes people as an expression of the government's anger against evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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## not only because of the wrath, but also because of conscience ##
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"not only so the government will not punish you, but also so you will have a clear conscience before God" |