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1 Peter 2:13

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Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

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1 Peter 2:13 in other translations

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

1 Peter 2:13 · American Standard Version

1 Peter 2:13 in context

  1. 11Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
  2. 12having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
  3. 13Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
  4. 14or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
  5. 15For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: