1 Peter 2:12-14

21st Century King James Version

¹² having your way of life 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 those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do well.