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1 Peter 2:13-15
New English Translation
1 Peter 2:13-15
New English Translation
Submission to Authorities
13 Be subject to every human institution[a] for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme 14 or to governors as those he commissions[b] to punish wrongdoers and praise[c] those who do good. 15 For God wants you[d] to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.
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- 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.
- 1 Peter 2:14 tn Grk “those sent by him.”
- 1 Peter 2:14 tn Grk “for the punishment…and the praise.”
- 1 Peter 2:15 tn Grk “because thus it is God’s will.”
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