King James Version

1 Peter 2:13

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (οὖν) before every here.

ὙποτάγητεhupotagēteSubmit yourselvesὑποτάσσω (hupotassō)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person plural — “Submit yourselves”, a single actionG5293I place under, subject to; mid, pass: I submit, put myself into subjection.Submit yourselvesπάσῃpasēto everyπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “to every”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.to everyἀνθρωπίνῃanthrōpinēof manἀνθρώπινος (anthrōpinos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “of man”, the to- or for-formG442belonging to human beings (especially as contrasted with God), human (as contrasted with divine).of manκτίσειktiseicreationκτίσις (ktisis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “creation”, the to- or for-formG2937(often of the founding of a city), (a) abstr: creation, (b) concr: creation, creature, institution; always of Divine work, (c) an institution, ordinance.This verse uses “creation”.διὰdiaforδιάpreposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κύριονkurionLord's sakeκύριος (kurios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Lord's sake”, the object formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lord's sakeεἴτεeitewhether it beεἴτεconjunction — “whether it be”G1535and if, whether.This verse uses “whether”.whether it beβασιλεῖbasileito the kingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to the king”, the to- or for-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.to the kingὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asὑπερέχοντιhuperechontisupremeὑπερέχω (huperechō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “supreme”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5242I excel, surpass, am superior.supreme

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

Young’s Literal Translation

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

World English Bible

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme,

Darby Translation

Be in subjection [therefore] to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to [the] king as supreme,

Douay-Rheims

Be ye subject therefore to every human creature for God’s sake: whether it be to the king as excelling;

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