21 (A)submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

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Do nothing from (A)selfish ambition or (B)conceit, but in (C)humility count others more significant than yourselves.

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24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit (A)in everything to their husbands.

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Wives and Husbands

22 (A)Wives, (B)submit to your own husbands, (C)as to the Lord.

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Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. (A)Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for (B)“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

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17 Obey (A)your leaders and submit to them, (B)for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to (C)give an account. (D)Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

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17 (A)Honor everyone. (B)Love the brotherhood. (C)Fear God. Honor the emperor.

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He must manage his own household well, with all dignity (A)keeping his children submissive,

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13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. (A)Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love (B)serve one another.

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11 Let a woman learn quietly (A)with all submissiveness.

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16 (A)be subject to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.

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Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for (A)there is no injustice with the Lord our God, (B)or partiality or taking bribes.”

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21 My son, (A)fear the Lord and the king,
    and do not join with those who do otherwise,

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15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration[a] forty shekels[b] of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, (A)because of the fear of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 5:15 Compare Vulgate; Hebrew took from them for food and wine after
  2. Nehemiah 5:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

Since we have these promises, beloved, (A)let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body[a] and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 7:1 Greek flesh

Submission to the Authorities

13 Let every person (A)be subject to the governing authorities. For (B)there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you (C)will receive his approval, for (D)he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, (E)an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also (F)for the sake of conscience.

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So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk (A)in the fear of our God (B)to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?

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24 All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:13 Or every institution ordained for people
  2. 1 Peter 2:13 Or king; also verse 17

The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her.”

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