Parallel Verses
- New International Reader's Version - The one in authority serves God for your good. But if you do wrong, watch out! Rulers don’t carry a sword for no reason at all. They serve God. And God is carrying out his anger through them. The ruler punishes anyone who does wrong.
- 新标点和合本 - 因为他是 神的用人，是与你有益的。你若作恶，却当惧怕，因为他不是空空地佩剑；他是 神的用人，是伸冤的，刑罚那作恶的。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 因为他是上帝的用人，是与你有益的。你若作恶，就该惧怕，因为他不是徒然佩剑；他是上帝的用人，为上帝的愤怒，报应作恶的。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 因为他是 神的用人，是与你有益的。你若作恶，就该惧怕，因为他不是徒然佩剑；他是 神的用人，为 神的愤怒，报应作恶的。
- 当代译本 - 因为掌权的是上帝的仆人，对你有益处。然而，你若作恶，就该惧怕，因为他必将你绳之以法 。他是上帝的仆人，代表上帝秉公行义，惩奸罚恶。
- 圣经新译本 - 因为他是 神的仆役，是对你有益的。但如果你作恶，就应当惧怕；因为他佩剑，不是没有作用的。他是 神的仆役，是向作恶的人施行刑罚的。
- 中文标准译本 - 要知道，他是神的仆役，对你是有益处的。但你如果作恶，就该惧怕，因为他不是毫无理由的佩带刀剑。他是神的仆役，是报应者，使震怒临到作恶的人。
- 现代标点和合本 - 因为他是神的用人，是于你有益的。你若作恶，却当惧怕；因为他不是空空地佩剑，他是神的用人，是申冤的，刑罚那作恶的。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 因为他是上帝的用人，是与你有益的。你若作恶，却当惧怕，因为他不是空空地佩剑。他是上帝的用人，是伸冤的，刑罚那作恶的。
- New International Version - For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.
- English Standard Version - for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.
- New Living Translation - The authorities are God’s servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God’s servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong.
- Christian Standard Bible - For it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For it is God’s servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.
- New American Standard Bible - for it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a servant of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.
- New King James Version - For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.
- Amplified Bible - For he is God’s servant to you for good. But if you do wrong, [you should] be afraid; for he does not carry the [executioner’s] sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an avenger who brings punishment on the wrongdoer.
- American Standard Version - for he is a 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 a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.
- King James Version - 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.
- New English Translation - for it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be in fear, for it does not bear the sword in vain. It is God’s servant to administer retribution on the wrongdoer.
- World English Bible - 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.
- 新標點和合本 - 因為他是神的用人，是與你有益的。你若作惡，卻當懼怕，因為他不是空空地佩劍；他是神的用人，是伸冤的，刑罰那作惡的。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 因為他是上帝的用人，是與你有益的。你若作惡，就該懼怕，因為他不是徒然佩劍；他是上帝的用人，為上帝的憤怒，報應作惡的。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 因為他是 神的用人，是與你有益的。你若作惡，就該懼怕，因為他不是徒然佩劍；他是 神的用人，為 神的憤怒，報應作惡的。
- 當代譯本 - 因為掌權的是上帝的僕人，對你有益處。然而，你若作惡，就該懼怕，因為他必將你繩之以法 。他是上帝的僕人，代表上帝秉公行義，懲奸罰惡。
- 聖經新譯本 - 因為他是 神的僕役，是對你有益的。但如果你作惡，就應當懼怕；因為他佩劍，不是沒有作用的。他是 神的僕役，是向作惡的人施行刑罰的。
- 呂振中譯本 - 因為它是為你的好處而做上帝僕役的。但你若行惡，就該懼怕；因為它並不是徒然佩帶刀劍權力；它是上帝的僕役，是刑罰者，使上帝之義怒臨到作惡之人的。
- 中文標準譯本 - 要知道，他是神的僕役，對你是有益處的。但你如果作惡，就該懼怕，因為他不是毫無理由的佩帶刀劍。他是神的僕役，是報應者，使震怒臨到作惡的人。
- 現代標點和合本 - 因為他是神的用人，是於你有益的。你若作惡，卻當懼怕；因為他不是空空地佩劍，他是神的用人，是申冤的，刑罰那作惡的。
- 文理和合譯本 - 蓋彼為上帝之役、以益爾、爾若行惡則畏之、以其非徒佩劍、乃為上帝役、以怒加諸行惡者、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 居位者、上帝僕也、原以益爾、行惡宜畏之、以其為上帝僕、柄不徒操、刑加作惡之人、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 秉權者、天主之僕也、原以益爾、爾若行惡、則誠可畏、蓋彼不徒操生殺之權、 操生殺之權原文作文作操刀 乃為天主之僕、嚴加刑於作惡之人、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 總之、彼乃天主之臣僕、助爾為善者也。爾若為非作惡、斯誠可畏；蓋彼之佩劍、非徒然也。彼乃天主之有司、所以加威於作惡者之身、而持天下之平。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - pues está al servicio de Dios para tu bien. Pero, si haces lo malo, entonces debes tener miedo. No en vano lleva la espada, pues está al servicio de Dios para impartir justicia y castigar al malhechor.
- 현대인의 성경 - 그는 여러분의 유익을 위해 일하는 하나님의 일꾼입니다. 그러나 여러분이 악한 일을 하면 두려워하십시오. 그가 쓸데없이 칼을 가진 것이 아닙니다. 그는 악한 일을 하는 사람들에게 하나님의 형벌을 내리는 하나님의 일꾼입니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Представитель власти на службе у Бога для твоего блага. Если же ты делаешь зло, то берегись, он не напрасно носит меч. Он – слуга Божий, орудие Его гнева на того, кто делает зло.
- Восточный перевод - Представитель власти на службе у Всевышнего для твоего блага. Если же ты делаешь зло, то берегись, он не напрасно носит меч. Он – слуга Всевышнего, орудие Его гнева, направленное на того, кто делает зло.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Представитель власти на службе у Аллаха для твоего блага. Если же ты делаешь зло, то берегись, он не напрасно носит меч. Он – слуга Аллаха, орудие Его гнева, направленное на того, кто делает зло.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Представитель власти на службе у Всевышнего для твоего блага. Если же ты делаешь зло, то берегись, он не напрасно носит меч. Он – слуга Всевышнего, орудие Его гнева, направленное на того, кто делает зло.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Car l’autorité est au service de Dieu pour ton bien. Mais si tu fais le mal, redoute-la. Car ce n’est pas pour rien qu’elle peut punir de mort . Elle est, en effet, au service de Dieu pour manifester sa colère et punir celui qui fait le mal.
- リビングバイブル - 支配者は、あなたを助けるために、神から遣わされているのです。しかし、何か悪いことをしていれば、支配者はあなたを罰するでしょうから、当然、恐れなければなりません。そのためにこそ、彼は神から遣わされているのです。
- Nestle Aland 28 - θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν σοὶ εἰς τὸ ἀγαθόν. ἐὰν δὲ τὸ κακὸν ποιῇς, φοβοῦ· οὐ γὰρ εἰκῇ τὴν μάχαιραν φορεῖ· θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν ἔκδικος εἰς ὀργὴν τῷ τὸ κακὸν πράσσοντι.
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - Θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν σοὶ εἰς τὸ ἀγαθόν. ἐὰν δὲ τὸ κακὸν ποιῇς, φοβοῦ; οὐ γὰρ εἰκῇ τὴν μάχαιραν φορεῖ; Θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν, ἔκδικος εἰς ὀργὴν τῷ τὸ κακὸν πράσσοντι.
- Nova Versão Internacional - Pois é serva de Deus para o seu bem. Mas, se você praticar o mal, tenha medo, pois ela não porta a espada sem motivo. É serva de Deus, agente da justiça para punir quem pratica o mal.
- Hoffnung für alle - Die Staatsgewalt steht im Dienst Gottes zum Nutzen jedes Einzelnen . Wer aber Unrecht tut, muss sie fürchten, denn Gott hat ihr nicht ohne Grund die Macht übertragen, Strafen zu verhängen. Sie handelt im Auftrag Gottes, wenn sie unbestechlich alle bestraft, die Böses tun.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Họ là những người Đức Chúa Trời sai phái để giúp anh chị em làm điều thiện, nhưng nếu anh chị em làm điều ác, hãy lo sợ, vì không thể trốn tránh hình phạt. Đức Chúa Trời dùng họ để phạt người làm ác.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะเขาเป็นผู้รับใช้ของพระเจ้าเพื่อประโยชน์ สุขของท่าน แต่ถ้าท่านทำผิดก็จงกลัวเถิด เพราะเขาไม่ได้ถือดาบไว้เฉยๆ เขาเป็นผู้รับใช้ของพระเจ้า เป็นตัวแทนของพระพิโรธที่จะนำการลงโทษมาสู่ผู้กระทำผิด
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะเขาเป็นผู้รับใช้ของพระเจ้าที่มีไว้เพื่อให้ประโยชน์แก่ท่าน แต่ถ้าท่านทำสิ่งชั่วร้าย ก็จงมีความกลัวเถิด เพราะเขาไม่ได้ถือดาบไว้เฉยๆ ในเมื่อเขาเป็นผู้รับใช้ของพระเจ้า คือเป็นผู้ลงโทษคนที่ประพฤติชั่ว
Cross Reference
- Joshua 20:5 - Suppose the nearest male relative of the person killed chases the one charged with murder. Then the elders must not hand them over to that relative. That’s because that person didn’t mean to kill their neighbor. They didn’t make evil plans to do it.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2 - I’m telling you to obey the king’s command. You promised to serve him. You made a promise to God.
- Ecclesiastes 8:3 - Don’t be in a hurry to quit your job in the palace. Don’t stand up for something the king doesn’t like. He’ll do anything he wants to.
- Ecclesiastes 8:4 - The king has the final word. So who can ask him, “What are you doing?”
- Ecclesiastes 8:5 - No one who obeys his command will be harmed. Those who are wise will know the proper time and way to approach him.
- Ezekiel 25:14 - I will use my people Israel to pay Edom back. They will punish Edom because my anger against it is great. They will know how I pay back my enemies,” announces the Lord and King.
- Numbers 35:19 - The dead person’s nearest male relative must kill the murderer. When he meets up with him, he must kill the murderer.
- Numbers 35:20 - What if a person makes evil plans against someone else? And what if that person pushes them so that they die? Or what if that person throws something at them so that they die?
- Numbers 35:21 - Or what if that person hits another person with a fist so that the other dies? Then the person who does any of those things must be put to death. That person is a murderer. The dead person’s nearest male relative must kill the murderer. When he meets up with him, he must kill the murderer.
- Numbers 35:22 - “ ‘But what if a person suddenly pushes someone else without being angry? Or what if that person throws something at someone else without meaning to?
- Numbers 35:23 - Or what if that person does not see the other person and drops a stone on them that kills them? He was not the dead person’s enemy. He did not mean to harm them.
- Numbers 35:24 - Then the court must decide between the person who did the act and the nearest male relative of the one who was killed. Here are the rules the court must follow.
- Numbers 35:25 - The court must provide a safe place for the person accused of murder. It must keep the one accused of murder safe from those who want to kill them. The court must send the accused person back to the city they ran to for safety. The accused person must stay there until the high priest dies. That priest has been anointed with holy oil.
- Numbers 35:26 - “ ‘But suppose the accused person goes outside that city.
- Numbers 35:27 - And suppose the dead person’s nearest male relative finds them outside the city. Then the relative can kill the accused person. The relative will not be guilty of murder.
- Proverbs 20:8 - A king sits on his throne to judge. He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6 - None of you should sin against your brother or sister by doing that. You should not take advantage of your brother or sister. The Lord will punish everyone who commits these kinds of sins. We have already told you and warned you about this.
- Micah 3:1 - Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You should want to judge others fairly.
- Micah 3:2 - But you hate what is good. And you love what is evil. You are like someone who tears the skin off my people. You pull the meat off their bones.
- Micah 3:3 - You eat my people’s bodies. You strip off their skin. You break their bones in pieces. You chop them up like meat. You put them in a cooking pot.”
- Micah 3:4 - The time will come when Israel will cry out to the Lord. But he won’t answer them. In fact, he’ll turn his face away from them. They have done what is evil.
- Jeremiah 5:28 - They have grown fat and heavy. There is no limit to the evil things they do. In court they do not seek justice. They don’t protect the rights of children whose fathers have died. They do not stand up for poor people.
- Joshua 20:9 - Suppose you kill someone by accident. Or another Israelite does it. Or an outsider who lives among you does it. Then any of you can run for safety to one of these cities that have been chosen. There you won’t be killed by the nearest male relative of the person killed by accident. First your case must be brought to the community court.
- Isaiah 1:17 - Learn to do what is right! Treat people fairly. Help those who are treated badly. Stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. And do the same thing for widows.
- Proverbs 20:2 - A king’s anger brings terror like a lion’s roar. Anyone who makes him angry may lose their life.
- Micah 3:9 - Listen to me, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You hate to do what is fair. You twist everything that is right.
- Proverbs 16:14 - An angry king can order your death. But a wise person will try to calm him down.
- 1 Kings 10:9 - May the Lord your God be praised. He takes great delight in you. He placed you on the throne of Israel. The Lord will love Israel for all time to come. That’s why he has made you king. He knows that you will do what is fair and right.”
- Psalm 82:2 - He says, “How long will you stand up for those who aren’t fair to others? How long will you show mercy to sinful people?
- Psalm 82:3 - Stand up for the weak and for children whose fathers have died. Protect the rights of people who are poor or treated badly.
- Psalm 82:4 - Save those who are weak and needy. Save them from the power of sinful people.
- Ezekiel 22:27 - The officials in the land are like wolves that tear their food apart. They spill blood and kill people to get rich.
- Proverbs 20:26 - A wise king gets rid of evil people. He runs the threshing wheel over them.
- Proverbs 31:8 - Speak up for those who can’t speak for themselves. Speak up for the rights of all those who are poor.
- Proverbs 31:9 - Speak up and judge fairly. Speak up for the rights of those who are poor and needy.
- Romans 13:6 - That’s also why you pay taxes. The authorities serve God. Ruling takes up all their time.
- Proverbs 24:23 - Here are more sayings of wise people. Taking sides in court is not good.
- Proverbs 24:24 - A curse will fall on those who say the guilty are not guilty. Nations will ask for bad things to happen to them. People will speak against them.
- 2 Chronicles 19:6 - He told the judges, “Think carefully about what you do. After all, you aren’t judging for human beings. You are judging for the Lord. He’s with you every time you make a decision.
- Romans 12:19 - My dear friends, don’t try to get even. Leave room for God to show his anger. It is written, “I am the God who judges people. I will pay them back,” ( Deuteronomy 32:35 ) says the Lord.