3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and 1 authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.
3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and 2 authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.
2:13 Be subject to every human institution 3 for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme 2:14 or to governors as those he commissions 4 to punish wrongdoers and praise 5 those who do good.
1 tc Most later witnesses (D2 0278 Ï lat sy) have καί (kai, “and”) after ἀρχαῖς (arcai", “rulers”), though the earliest and best witnesses (א A C D* F G Ψ 33 104 1739 1881) lack the conjunction. Although the καί is most likely not authentic, it has been added in translation due to the requirements of English style. For more discussion, see TCGNT 586.
2 tc Most later witnesses (D2 0278 Ï lat sy) have καί (kai, “and”) after ἀρχαῖς (arcai", “rulers”), though the earliest and best witnesses (א A C D* F G Ψ 33 104 1739 1881) lack the conjunction. Although the καί is most likely not authentic, it has been added in translation due to the requirements of English style. For more discussion, see TCGNT 586.
3 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.
4 tn Grk “those sent by him.”
5 tn Grk “for the punishment…and the praise.”