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Submission to Civil Government

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

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:1 tn Grk “by God.”

Submission to Governing Authorities

13 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities,(A) for there is no authority except that which God has established.(B) The authorities that exist have been established by God.

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Submission to Authorities

13 Be subject to every human institution[a] for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:13 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.

13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority:(A) whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority,

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