1 Peter
1 Peter 2:13–14
13Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, 14or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
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1 Peter 2:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submit yourselves | Ὑποτάγητε | Hypotagēte | Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G5293 I place under, subject to |
| for the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord’s | Κύριον | Kyrion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| sake | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| to every | πάσῃ | pasē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| human | ἀνθρωπίνῃ | anthrōpinē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G442 belonging to human beings, human |
| institution | κτίσει | ktisei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2937 creation, creature, institution |
| whether | εἴτε | eite | Conjunction | G1535 and if, whether |
| to | βασιλεῖ | basilei | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G935 a king, ruler, emperor |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| the supreme | ὑπερέχοντι | hyperechonti | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular | G5242 I excel, surpass |
1 Peter 2:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| or | εἴτε | eite | Conjunction | G1535 and if, whether |
| to governors | ἡγεμόσιν | hēgemosin | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G2232 a governor |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| those sent | πεμπομένοις | pempomenois | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural | G3992 I send |
| by | δι’ | di’ | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| punish | ἐκδίκησιν | ekdikēsin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1557 a defense, vengeance, full punishment |
| those who do wrong | κακοποιῶν | kakopoiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2555 an evil-doer |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| to praise | ἔπαινον | epainon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1868 commendation, praise |
| those who do right | ἀγαθοποιῶν | agathopoiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G17 a doer of that which is good |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Peter 2:13 Titus 3:1 · Romans 13:1–7 · 1 Timothy 2:1–2 · Luke 20:25 · Proverbs 24:21 · Jeremiah 29:7 · Matthew 22:21 · Mark 12:17 · Ephesians 5:21 · 2 Peter 2:10 · Proverbs 17:11 · Jude 1:8–10
1 Peter 2:14 Romans 13:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.