New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Peter 2:13-18

13SubmitὙποτάγητεHupotagēteG5293yourselves for the Lord’sκύριον·kurionG2962sakeδιὰdiaG1223to everyπάσῃpasēG3956humanἀνθρωπίνῃanthrōpinēG442institutionκτίσειktiseiG2937,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535to a kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935as the one in authorityὑπερέχοντι·huperechontiG5242,

14orεἴτεeiteG1535to governorsἡγεμόσινhēgemosinG2232as sentπεμπομένοιςpempomenoisG3992by himfor the punishmentἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557of evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555and thepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of those who doG17rightG17.

15ForsuchοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,that by doingG15rightG15yousilenceφιμοῦνphimounG5392the ignoranceἀγνωσίαν·agnōsianG56of foolishἀφρόνωνaphronōnG878peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

16Act asfreeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658peopleG1658, anddo not useἔχοντεςechontesG2192your freedomἐλευθερίαν,eleutherianG1657as acoveringἐπικάλυμμαepikalummaG1942for evilκακίαςkakiasG2549, but use it asbond-servantsδοῦλοι.douloiG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

17Honorτιμήσατε,timēsateG5091allG3956peopleG3956,loveἀγαπᾶτε,agapateG25the brotherhoodἀδελφότηταadelphotētaG81,fearφοβεῖσθε,phobeistheG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316,honorτιμᾶτε.¶timateG5091thekingβασιλέαbasileaG935.

18ServantsοἰκέταιoiketaiG3610,beG5293subjectὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoiG5293to your mastersδεσπόταις,despotaisG1203with allπαντὶpantiG3956respectφόβῳphobōG5401,not onlyG3440to thoseG3588who are goodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18andgentleἐπιεικέσιν,epieikesinG1933,but alsoG2532to thoseG3588who areharshσκολιοῖς.skolioisG4646.

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