1 Peter 2:13-25

Be Subject to Authority

13 ^aBe subject for the sake of the Lord to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14 or to governors as sent ¹by him ^afor the punishment of evildoers and the ^bpraise of those who do good. 15 For ¹^asuch is the will of God that by doing good you may ^bsilence the ignorance of foolish men. 16 Act as ^afree people, and ¹do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as ^bslaves of God. 17 ^aHonor all people, ^blove the ¹brethren, ^cfear God, ^dhonor the ²king.
18 ^aServants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to those who are good and ^bconsiderate, but also to those who are ¹crooked. 19 For this finds ¹favor, if for the sake of ^aconscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unrighteously. 20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure? But if ^awhen you do good and suffer for it, you endure, this finds favor with God.

Christ, Our Example

21 For to this ^ayou have been called, ^bsince Christ also suffered for you, leaving you ^can example that you should follow in His steps, 22 who ^adid no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; 23 who being ^areviled, was not reviling in return; while suffering, He was uttering no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously. 24 Who Himself ¹^abore our sins in His body on the ^btree, so that ^chaving died to ²sin, we might live to righteousness; ^dby His ³wounds you were ^ehealed. 25 For you were ^acontinually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the ^bShepherd and Overseer of your souls.

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