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1 Peter 2:14
1 Peter 2:14 is verse 14 of 1 Peter chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
King James Version
Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
World English Bible
or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
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1 Peter 2:12–16 · Berean Standard Bible
12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
14 or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
Romans 13:4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.