1 Peter 2:14

and to judges, because from him they are sent for the punishment of transgressors, and for the commendation of good works.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

13And be subject to all men for the sake of Aloha: to kings, on account of their authority;

15For so is the will of Aloha, that by your comely works you may shut the mouth of fools who know not Aloha.

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Cross References

Romans 13:3For judges are not a terror to the workers of good, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do good, and thou shalt have praise from him.

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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