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41 lines
1.2 KiB
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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul tells believers how to live under their rulers.
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# Let every soul be obedient to
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Here "soul" is a synecdoche for the whole person. "Every Christian should obey" or "Everyone should obey" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# higher authorities
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"government officials"
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# for
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"because"
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# there is no authority unless it comes from God
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"all authority comes from God"
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# The authorities that exist have been appointed by God
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You can translate this in an active form. AT: "And the people who are in authority are there because God put them there" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# that authority
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"that government authority" or "the authority that God placed in power"
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# those who oppose it will receive judgment on themselves
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You can translate this in an active form. AT: "God will judge those who oppose government authority" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/soul]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/obey]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/authority]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/appoint]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]] |