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 Amados, yo os ruego como á extranjeros y peregrinos, os abstengáis de los deseos carnales que batallan contra el alma,
12 Teniendo vuestra conversación honesta entre los Gentiles; para que, en lo que ellos murmuran de vosotros como de malhechores, glorifiquen á Dios en el día de la visitación, estimándoos por las buenas obras.
13 Sed pues sujetos á toda ordenación humana por respeto á Dios: ya sea al rey, como á superior;
14 Ya á los gobernadores, como de él enviados para venganza de los malhechores, y para loor de los que hacen bien.
15 Porque esta es la voluntad de Dios; que haciendo bien, hagáis callar la ignorancia de los hombres vanos:
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What Does 1 Peter 2:13 Mean?
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