1 Peter 2:13-15

Jubilee Bible 2000

¹³ ¶ Therefore, be subject to every human ordinance that is of the Lord, whether it be to a king or to a superior,

¹⁴ and unto governors as unto those that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those that do well.

¹⁵ For this is the will of God, that in well doing ye may silence the ignorance of vain men,