1Peter:2:13-25
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Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord '
s sake ,
whether to the king as supreme ,
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or to governors ,
as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good .
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For this is the will of God ,
that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men --
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as free ,
yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice ,
but as bondservants of God .
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Honor all people .
Love the brotherhood .
Fear God .
Honor the king .
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Servants ,
be submissive to your masters with all fear ,
not only to the good and gentle ,
but also to the harsh .
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For this is commendable ,
if because of conscience toward God one endures grief ,
suffering wrongfully .
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For what credit is it if ,
when you are beaten for your faults ,
you take it patiently ?
But when you do good and suffer ,
if you take it patiently ,
this is commendable before God .
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For to this you were called ,
because Christ also suffered for us ,
leaving us an example ,
that you should follow His steps :
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Who committed no sin ,
Nor was deceit found in His mouth ";
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who ,
when He was reviled ,
did not revile in return ;
when He suffered ,
He did not threaten ,
but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously ;
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who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree ,
that we ,
having died to sins ,
might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you were healed .
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For you were like sheep going astray ,
but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls .
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