1 PETER 2:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 2
“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.
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