1 Petrus 2:13-14

Submission to Authorities

2:13 Be subject to every human institution ¹  for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme 2:14 or to governors as those he commissions ²  to punish wrongdoers and praise ³  those who do good.

1 Petrus 2:18

2:18 Slaves, ⁴  be subject ⁵  to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

[2:13]  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.

[2:14]  ² tn Grk “those sent by him.”

[2:14]  ³ tn Grk “for the punishment…and the praise.”

[2:18]  ⁴ tn The Greek term here is οἰκέτης (oiketh"), often used of a servant in a household (who would have been a slave).

[2:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “being subject,” but continuing the sense of command from vs. 13.