1 Peter 2:13 meaning and explanation
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
1 Peter 2:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Peter writes to Christians scattered across Asia Minor, likely under social pressure and suspicion rather than open persecution. Having called them foreigners and exiles, he now urges submission to human institutions, beginning with the emperor, the supreme authority of the day.
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