18 who (A)says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’
    and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’

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18 Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’
    and to nobles,(A) ‘You are wicked,’(B)

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28 “Do not blaspheme God[a](A) or curse(B) the ruler of your people.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:28 Or Do not revile the judges

26 (A)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
    nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(A)
    surely to flog honest officials is not right.

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(A)Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

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Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes;(A) if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

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Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and (A)blaspheme the glorious ones.

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In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings.(A)

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And Paul said, (A)“I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, (B)‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

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Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’[a](A)

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  1. Acts 23:5 Exodus 22:28

Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you (A)whitewashed (B)wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet (C)contrary to the law you (D)order me to be struck?”

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Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!(A) You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”(B)

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10 and especially (A)those who indulge[a] in the lust of defiling passion and (B)despise authority.

Bold and willful, they do not tremble (C)as they blaspheme the glorious ones,

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  1. 2 Peter 2:10 Greek who go after the flesh

10 This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire(A) of the flesh[a] and despise authority.

Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;(B)

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  1. 2 Peter 2:10 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 18.

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

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17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers,(A) fear God, honor the emperor.(B)

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