Roma 13:1

Submission to Civil Government

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, ¹  and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

Roma 13:1

Submission to Civil Government

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, ²  and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

1 Petrus 2:13-14

Submission to Authorities

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.

[13:1]  ¹ tn Grk “by God.”

[13:1]  ² tn Grk “by God.”

[2:13]  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.

[2:14]  ⁴ tn Grk “those sent by him.”

[2:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “for the punishment…and the praise.”