1 Peter 2:14 (WEB)
or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
Catechism · 1
“Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment."” — Catechism footnote: Rom 13:1-2; cf. 1 Pet 2:13-17.
Fathers and councils · 1
“…set over them, “whether with the king as supreme, or with governors as though sent by God for the punishment of evil men, but for the praise of good men: ” or as servants, that to their masters they should be subject, even Christians to Heathens, and the better should keep faith with the worse, for a time to…” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 13, 14.
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Cross-references · 2
Cited together in Catechism §1899.
Cited together in Catechism §1899.