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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

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  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.