Honor Authority
13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14 or to governors as sent 2:14 Lit throughby him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. 15 For 2:15 Lit sosuch is the will of God, that by doing right you silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Act as free people, and 2:16 Lit not havingdo not use your freedom as a 2:16 I.e., a way to concealcovering for evil, but use it as bond-servants of God. 17 Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the 2:17 Or emperorking.