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1 Peter 2:13

Context
Submission to Authorities

2:13 Be subject to every human institution 1  for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme

1 Peter 2:15

Context
2:15 For God wants you 2  to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

1 tn Or “every human being”; Grk “every human creation,” denoting either everything created for mankind (NRSV mg: “every institution ordained for human beings”) or every creature who is human. The meaning of the verb “be subject” and the following context supports the rendering adopted in the text.

2 tn Grk “because thus it is God’s will.”



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