1 Peter 2:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;”
1 Peter 2:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 2:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Peter 2:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme,”
1 Peter 2:13 — World English Bible
1 Peter 2:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; ”
1 Peter 2:13 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 2:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,”
1 Peter 2:13 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 2:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Be in subjection [therefore] to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to [the] king as supreme, ”
1 Peter 2:13 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 2:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore submit your selues vnto all maner ordinance of man for the Lordes sake, whether it be vnto the King, as vnto the superiour,”
1 Peter 2:13 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 2:13 in Context — 1 Peter 2
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
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What Does 1 Peter 2:13 Mean?
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