Romans 13:4
19 translations in 7 languages“for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for __a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Romans 13:4 Or, it __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ he beareth not the sword in vain: for __a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Romans 13:4 Or, it __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.”
📚 Other Translations
19 available📖 English
ASV
for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for __a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Romans 13:4 Or, it __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ he beareth not the sword in vain: for __a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Romans 13:4 Or, it __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.
BBE
For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do evil, have fear; for the sword is not in his hand for nothing: he is God's servant, making God's punishment come on the evil-doer.
DARBY
for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.
DRB
For he is God's minister to thee, for good. But if thou do that which is evil, fear: for he beareth not the sword in vain. For he is God's minister: an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil.
KJV
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
WEB
for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
YLT
for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.
📖 French
CRAMPON
car le prince est pour toi ministre de Dieu pour le bien. Mais si tu fais le mal, crains; car ce n’est pas en vain qu’il porte l’épée, étant ministre de Dieu pour tirer vengeance de celui qui fait le mal, et le punir.
DARBY_FR
car le magistrat est serviteur de Dieu pour ton bien; mais si tu fais le mal, crains; car il ne porte pas l'épée en vain; car il est serviteur de Dieu, vengeur pour exécuter la colère sur celui qui fait le mal.
LS1910
Le magistrat est serviteur de Dieu pour ton bien. Mais si tu fais le mal, crains; car ce n'est pas en vain qu'il porte l'épée, étant serviteur de Dieu pour exercer la vengeance et punir celui qui fait le mal.
📖 German
LUT1545
denn sie ist Gottes Dienerin dir zu gut. Tust du aber Böses, so fürchte dich; denn sie trägt das Schwert nicht umsonst; sie ist Gottes Dienerin, eine Rächerin zur Strafe über den, der Böses tut.
LUT1912
Denn sie ist Gottes Dienerin dir zu gut. Tust du aber Böses, so fürchte dich; denn sie trägt das Schwert nicht umsonst; sie ist Gottes Dienerin, eine Rächerin zur Strafe über den, der Böses tut.
📖 Italian
Diodati1885
Perciocchè il magistrato è ministro di Dio per te, nel bene; ma, se tu fai male, temi, perciocchè egli non porta indarno la spada; poichè egli è ministro di Dio, vendicatore in ira contro a colui che fa ciò che è male.
📖 Polish
Gdansk
Bożym bowiem jest sługą tobie ku dobremu. Ale jeźli uczynisz, co jest złego, bój się; boć nie darmo miecz nosi, gdyż jest sługą Bożym, mszczącym się w gniewie nad czyniącym, co jest złego.
📖 Portuguese
ALM1628
Porque ela é ministro de Deus para teu bem. Mas, se fizeres o mal, teme, pois não traz debalde a espada; porque é ministro de Deus, e vingador para castigar o que faz o mal.
ALM1753
porquanto ela é ministro de Deus para teu bem. Mas, se fizeres o mal, teme, pois não traz debalde a espada; porque é ministro de Deus, e vingador em ira contra aquele que pratica o mal.
📖 Spanish
BO1569
porque es ministro de Dios para tu bien. Mas si hicieres lo malo, teme; porque no sin causa trae el cuchillo; porque es ministro de Dios, vengador para castigo al que hace lo malo.
RV1909
Porque es ministro de Dios para tu bien. Mas si hicieres lo malo, teme: porque no en vano lleva el cuchillo; porque es ministro de Dios, vengador para castigo al que hace lo malo.
RVA
Porque es ministro de Dios para tu bien. Mas si hicieres lo malo, teme: porque no en vano lleva el cuchillo; porque es ministro de Dios, vengador para castigo al que hace lo malo.
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🇪🇸 Reina-Valera 1909 (RV1909)
Classic Spanish Protestant translation from the Reina-Valera tradition.
🇪🇸 Biblia del Oso 1569 (RV1569)
The first complete Spanish Bible translated by Casiodoro de Reina.
🇪🇸 Reina-Valera Antigua (RVA)
Historic Spanish revision based on early Reina-Valera texts.
🇵🇹 Almeida 1628 (ALM1628)
Early Portuguese Bible translation by João Ferreira de Almeida.
🇵🇹 Almeida 1753 (ALM1753)
Historic revision of the Portuguese Almeida Bible.
🇮🇹 Diodati 1885 (DIOD1885)
Classic Italian Protestant Bible translation.
🇬🇧 World English Bible (WEB)
Modern public domain English translation based on the American Standard Version.
🇬🇧 King James Version (KJV)
Historic English Bible translation first published in 1611.
🇫🇷 Louis Segond 1910 (LS1910)
Classic French Protestant translation widely used in French-speaking churches.
🇩🇪 Luther Bible 1912 (LUT1912)
German Bible based on Martin Luther’s historic translation.
🇵🇱 Biblia Jakuba Wujka 1599 (WUJ1599)
Historic Polish Catholic Bible translated by Jakub Wujek.
🇵🇱 Biblia Warszawska 1881 (BW1881)
Classic Polish Protestant Bible translation.
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English translation of the Hebrew Scriptures by Jewish scholars.
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English translation of the Greek Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Brenton.
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