1 Peter 2:13-18

13Obey all people who have authority in this world. Obey them, because you are servants of the Lord Jesus. First of all, obey the king, who rules everyone.

14Also obey the officers that serve the king. He has sent them to punish people who do bad things. And they praise people who do good things.

15God wants you to do only what is good. Then silly people will not be able to say bad things against you. Those people do not really know what is true.

16You are free people. But you are servants of God. So do not think, ‘Because I am free, I can do any bad thing that I want to do.’

17Respect all people. Love the believers as you would love your family. Obey God as your master. Respect the king.

18You who are slaves must obey your masters. Always respect them. Do that to every kind of master. Obey those who are good and kind. But also obey masters who are not fair to you.