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1 Peter 2:13
King James Version
1 Peter 2:13
King James Version
13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
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1 Peter 2:13
New King James Version
1 Peter 2:13
New King James Version
Submission to Government(A)
13 (B)Therefore submit yourselves to every [a]ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme,
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- 1 Peter 2:13 institution
1 Peter 2:13
English Standard Version
1 Peter 2:13
English Standard Version
Submission to Authority
13 (A)Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution,[a] whether it be to the emperor[b] as supreme,
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- 1 Peter 2:13 Or every institution ordained for people
- 1 Peter 2:13 Or king; also verse 17
New King James Version (NKJV) 
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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