1 Peter 2:13 Cross References - Moffatt

¹³ Submit for the Lord's sake to any human authority; submit to the emperor as supreme,

²¹ "Caesar's," they said. Then he told them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God."

¹⁷ Jesus said to them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God." He astonished them.

²⁵ "Well then," he said to them, "give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God."

¹ Every subject must obey the government-authorities, for no authority exists apart from God; the existing authorities have been constituted by God. ² Hence anyone who resists authority is opposing the divine order, and the opposition will bring judgment on themselves. ³ Magistrates are no terror to an honest man, though they are to a bad man. If you want to avoid being alarmed at the government-authorities, lead an honest life and you will be commended for it; ⁴ the magistrate is God's servant for your benefit. But if you do wrong, you may well be alarmed; a magistrate does not wield the power of the sword for nothing, he is God's servant for the infliction of divine vengeance upon evil-doers. ⁵ You must be obedient, therefore, not only to avoid the divine vengeance but as a matter of conscience, ⁶ for the same reason as you pay taxes — since magistrates are God's officers, bent upon the maintenance of order and authority. ⁷ Pay them all their respective dues, tribute to one, taxes to another, respect to this man, honour to that.

²¹ Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.

¹ Well, my very first counsel is that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgiving, are to be offered for all men — ² for kings and all in authority, that we may lead a tranquil life in all piety and gravity;

¹ Remind them to be submissive to their rulers and authorities; they must obey, they must be ready for any good work,

¹⁰ particularly those who fall in with the polluting appetite of the flesh and despise the Powers celestial. Daring, presumptuous creatures! they are not afraid to scoff at the angelic Glories;

⁸ Despite it all, these visionaries pollute their flesh, scorn the Powers celestial, and scoff at the angelic Glories. ⁹ Now the very archangel Michael, when he disputed the body of Moses with Satan, did not dare to condemn him with scoffs; what he said was, The Lord rebuke you! ¹⁰ But these people scoff at anything they do not understand; and whatever they do understand, like irrational animals, by mere instinct, that proves their ruin.