φόρους. Luke 20:22; Luke 23:2 only, direct taxes on persons, houses or land. τέλος of customs, taxes on trades.

λειτουργοί, of public service or office; here as administering public functions committed to them by GOD: the connexion of the word with public service of religion is secondary.

εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, to this very end, i.e. of securing social order and obedience, τὸ ὑποτάσσεσθαι.

προσκαρτεροῦντες, absol.: cf. Acts 2:46.

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