Submission to Authority

13 ⁿBe subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution,¹ whether it be to the emperor² as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him ^oto punish those who do evil and ^pto praise those who do good.

16 ^rLive as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but ^sliving as servants¹ of God.