1 Peter 2:13
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;”
οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
πᾶς
to every
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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ὑποτάσσω
do be subjected
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ὑποτάσσω
To submit, to place under, to be subject to. Hupotasso. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Submission is not weakness. It is the posture of security and strength.
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κύριος
Lord;
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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ὑπερέχω
being supreme;
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ὑπερέχω
to hold oneself above, i.e. (figuratively) to excel; participle (as adjective, or neuter as noun) superior, superiority
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κτίσις
institution
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κτίσις
original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively)
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διά
for the sake of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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