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1 Peter 2:13-15
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Submission to Authorities

13 Be subject to every human institution[a] for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme 14 or to governors as those he commissions[b] to punish wrongdoers and praise[c] those who do good. 15 For God wants you[d] to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:13 tn Or “every human being”; Grk “every human creation,” denoting either everything created for mankind (NRSV mg: “every institution ordained for human beings”) or every creature who is human. The meaning of the verb “be subject” and the following context supports the rendering adopted in the text.
  2. 1 Peter 2:14 tn Grk “those sent by him.”
  3. 1 Peter 2:14 tn Grk “for the punishment…and the praise.”
  4. 1 Peter 2:15 tn Grk “because thus it is God’s will.”
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