1 Peter 2:13 BSB — MannaFest

1 Peter 2:13

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

BSB

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ASV

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

KJV

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

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Commentary

2 voices

Tertullian

Scorpiace (220)

Then he goes on also to show how he wishes you to be subject to the powers, bidding you pay "tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom," that is, the things which are Caesar's to Caesar, and the things which are God's to God; but man is the property of God alone.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man - Greek, “to every creation of man,” (ἀνθρωπίνῃ κτίσει anthrōpinē ktisei The meaning is, to every institution or appointment of man; to wit, of those who are in authority, or who are appointed to administer government. The laws, institutes, and appointments of such a government may be spoken of as the creation of man; that is, as what man makes. Of course, what is here said must be understood with the limitation everywhere implied, that what is ordained by those in authority is not contrary to the law of God.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But lest they should think themselves so ennobled by faith as to be raised above subordination to human authorities, he tells them to submit themselves for the sake of Christ, who desires you to be subject, and who once was subject to earthly rulers Himself, though having all things subject to Him, and whose honor is at stake in you as His earthly representatives.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὑποτάγητε	Hupotagēte	do be subjected	G5293 →
πάσῃ	pasē	to every	G3956 →
ἀνθρωπίνῃ	anthrōpinē	human	G442 →
κτίσει	ktisei	institution	G2937 →
διὰ	dia	for the sake of	G1223 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
κύριον·	kurion	Lord;	G2962 →
εἴτε	eite	whether	G1535 →
βασιλεῖ	basilei	to [the] king	G935 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ὑπερέχοντι·	huperechonti	being supreme;	G5242 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Titus 3:1
Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
leads to
- Romans 13:1–7
  Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 2:13–17
  Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 24:21
  My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ecclesiastes 10:4
  If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
- Galatians 6:9–10
  Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Through
Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
leads to
- Titus 3:1
  Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
- 1 Kings 12:16
  When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your…
- Exodus 14:31
  When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.

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Where the connections lead

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About 1 Peter