Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Beloved, Keep Your Conduct Praiseworthy In The World So That God May Be Glorified

¹¹ Beloved, I exhort you as foreigners^[a] and pilgrims to be abstaining from fleshly desires which wage-war against the soul, ¹² holding your conduct good^[b] among the Gentiles in order that in what they are speaking-against you as evil-doers^[c], they may by observing your good works glorify God on the day of visitation^[d].

Be Subject To Human Institutions For The Lord’s Sake

¹³ Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake— whether to a king as being superior, ¹⁴ or to governors as being sent by him^[e] for the punishment of evil-doers and praise of good-doers. ¹⁵ Because thus is the will of God, that while doing-good you may be silencing the ignorance of foolish people.

Honor Everyone

¹⁶ As^[f] free ones, and not having the freedom as a covering of evilness, but as slaves of God, ¹⁷ honor everyone: be loving the brotherhood^[g], be fearing God, be honoring the king;