1 Peter 2:13

“Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 1 Peter 2:13

Submit your selues to euery ordinance of man for the Lordes sake, whether it be to the King, as supreme,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
- American Standard Version (1901)

Keep all the laws of men because of the Lord; those of the king, who is over all,
- Basic English Bible

Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Be in subjection [therefore] to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to [the] king as supreme,
- Darby Bible

Be ye subject therefore to every human creature for God's sake: whether it be to the king as excelling;
- Douay-Rheims Bible

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
- English Revised Version

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for 1 Peter 2:13

Wesley's Notes for 1 Peter 2:13


2:13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man - To every secular power. Instrumentally these are ordained by men; but originally all their power is from God.



People's Bible Notes for 1 Peter 2:13


1Pe 2:13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man. Obey human laws. For the Lord's sake. Because it is the Lord's will. Whether it be to the king. The Roman emperor whom the Greeks styled king.

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