World English Bible
"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
“Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;”
“Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; ”
“Submission to Authorities Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme”
“Be ye subject therefore to every human creature for God's sake: whether it be to the king as excelling,”
“Keep all the laws of men because of the Lord; those of the king, who is over all,”
“Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;”
who in time past were no people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.