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1 Peter 2:13-17
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Submission to Established Authority

13 Subject yourselves to every human authority for the sake of the Lord, whether to a king[a] as having supreme authority, 14 or to governors as those sent out by him for the punishment of those who do evil and the praise of those who do good. 15 For the will of God is as follows: by[b] doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as free persons, and not using your[c] freedom as a covering for evil, but as slaves of God. 17 Honor all people, love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:13 Or “to the emperor”
  2. 1 Peter 2:15 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“doing good”) which is understood as means
  3. 1 Peter 2:16 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. 1 Peter 2:17 Or “the emperor”
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