Romans 13:5
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
מוּל
mûwl
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
מִלָּה
millâh
a word, command, discourse, or subject
אַף
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
συνείδησις
syneídēsis
co-perception, i.e. moral consciousness
Key Terms in This Verse
מוּל mûwl
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
Study H4135 →אַף ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Study H639 →כֵּן kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
Study H3651 →Cross References
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
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