1 Peter 2:14

or to governors, as those sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of those who do well.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

In Context

13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man, for the Lord’s sake; whether it be to the king, as supreme ruler,

15For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men;

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Cross References

Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to works that are good, but to those which are evil. Will you, then, not be afraid of the authority? Do that which is good, and you shall receive praise from the same.

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 2:14-25

Submission to Magistrates; Various Exhortations; Christ's Example as a Sufferer. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the… Read the whole commentary →

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