Romans 13:1
OF GOD] i.e. having its source in God.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF GOD] i.e. having its source in God.... [ Continue Reading ]
PARAPHRASE. '(1) Obey civil rulers, for they are divinely ordained, (2) and therefore God will punish disobedience. (3, 4) They do God's work, rewarding the good and punishing the evil. (5) Therefore obey, not only for fear of punishment, but because it is right, (6) as is implied by our rule that C... [ Continue Reading ]
DAMNATION] RV 'judgment.'... [ Continue Reading ]
REVENGER] RV 'avenger.' Wrath] i.e. God's anger against evil-doing.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR WRATH] RV 'because of the wrath.'... [ Continue Reading ]
TRIBUTE] i.e. taxes paid by subject races. The Christians obeyed Christ's direction, Luke 20:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
CUSTOM] i.e. ordinary taxes. FEAR] i.e. scrupulous obedience.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANOTHER] RV 'his neighbour.' HATH FULFILLED] i.e. hath fully met its requirements: cp. Matthew 22:40; For the Christian, faith and love have taken the place of law.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Ninth Commandment is omitted in the best texts. THOU SHALT LOVE] cp. Leviticus 1 s Romans 9:18; Luke 10:27; James 2:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
WORKETH NO ILL] cp. 1 Corinthians 13:4. No one who truly loves his fellow-man will injure him.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THAT] RV 'and this,'i.e. and do this: cp. 1 Corinthians 6:6; 1 Corinthians 6:8. TIME] RV 'season.' SALVATION] i.e. complete salvation. NEARER] However long Christ tarry, death brings Him near to each. But the first Christians evidently expected His return in their own time. Sanday and Headlam p... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DAY] i.e. of Christ's appearing. ARMOUR OF LIGHT] cp. Ephesians 6:13.;... [ Continue Reading ]
WALK] i.e. along the path of daily life. HONESTLY] or, 'becomingly.' ENVYING] RV 'jealousy.'... [ Continue Reading ]
PUT YE ON] Christ is put on in baptism, cp. Romans 6:3; Galatians 3:27 but the union must be realised. The reading of these last vv. marked the turning-point in St. Augustine's life: see his 'Confessions,' bk. 8, Romans 12.... [ Continue Reading ]