1 Peter 2:14

and to judges, because they are sent by him for the punishment of offenders, and for the praise of them that do well.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 ye submissive to all the sons of men, for God's sake; to kings, on account of their authority;

15For so is the pleasure of God, that by your good deeds ye may stop the mouth of the foolish, who know not God:

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Cross References

Romans 13:3For judges are not a terror to good deeds, but to evil deeds. Wouldst thou then not be afraid of the authority? Do good, and thou shalt have praise from it.

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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