It is interesting, but I don't know. Maybe the issue of honoring the king came up more often — because there is a certain anarchic (anomistic) element of early Christianity that might risk revolution against earthly rulers. Believers are pushed to maintain their respect for authorities, to continuously show honor to the king.timothy_p_mcmahon wrote: ↑October 29th, 2019, 2:59 am If I could jump in on a question I’ve always had with this verse... why the tense/aspect shift between aorist and present forms of timao?
What do you think?