1 Peter
1 Peter 2:13
13Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.