1 Peter 2:13
1 Peter 2:13-17 The Message (MSG)
Make the Master proud of you by being good citizens. Respect the authorities, whatever their level; they are God’s emissaries for keeping order. It is God’s will that by doing good, you might cure the ignorance of the fools who think you’re a danger to society. Exercise your freedom by serving God, not by breaking the rules. Treat everyone you meet with dignity. Love your spiritual family. Revere God. Respect the government.
1 Peter 2:13 King James Version (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 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority
1 Peter 2:13 New Century Version (NCV)
For the Lord’s sake, yield to the people who have authority in this world: the king, who is the highest authority
1 Peter 2:13 American Standard Version (ASV)
Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme
1 Peter 2:13 New International Version (NIV)
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority
1 Peter 2:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme
1 Peter 2:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Submit yourselves to [the authority of] every human institution for the sake of the Lord [to honor His name], whether it is to a king as one in a position of power
1 Peter 2:13 New Living Translation (NLT)
For the Lord’s sake, submit to all human authority—whether the king as head of state