1 PETER 2:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;”
Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority — the call to submission (hypotassō) to 'every human institution' (pasē anthrōpinē ktisei, literally 'every human creation') extends to imperial authority, grounded 'for the Lord's sake' (dia ton kyrion). The submission is not absolute but qualified by Christian conscience, yet the default orientation is acceptance of civic order.
Church Fathers on 1 Peter 2:13
No doubt the apostle admonishes the Romans Romans 13:1 to be subject to all power, because there is no power but of God, and because (the ruler) does not carry the sword without reason, and is the servant of God, nay also, says he, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil. For he had also previously spoken thus: For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil. Will you then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and you shall have praise of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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