1 Peter 2:13-15

Lexham English Bible

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.