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, como a peregrinos e estrangeiros, eu vos peço que vos abstenhais dos desejos carnais, que batalham contra a alma,

12 e que tenhais um bom comportamento vosso entre os pagãos; para que, naquilo que de vós, como de malfeitores, falam mal, no dia da visitação glorifiquem a Deus por causa das [vossas] boas obras que tiverem visto.

13 Portanto sujeitai-vos a toda autoridade humana, por causa do Senhor; seja ao rei, como superior;

14 seja aos governantes, como enviados por ele, com o objetivo de castigar os malfeitores, e de conceder honra aos que fazem o bem.

15 Pois esta é a vontade de Deus, que, ao fazerdes o bem, caleis a ignorância dos homens tolos.

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What Does 1 Peter 2:13 Mean?

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