1 Peter 2:13-15 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme authority;

RKJNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹³ Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme authority; ¹⁴ Or to governors, as to those who are sent by him to punish evildoers, and to praise those who do well. ¹⁵ For this is the will of God, that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men: