1 Peter 2:13-17 Submit for the Lord's sake to any human authority; submit to the emperor as supreme,

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹³ Submit for the Lord's sake to any human authority; submit to the emperor as supreme, ¹⁴ and to governors as deputed by him for the punishment of wrongdoers and the encouragement of honest people — ¹⁵ for it is the will of God that by your honest lives you should silence the ignorant charges of foolish persons. ¹⁶ Live like free men, only do not make your freedom a pretext for misconduct; live like servants of God. ¹⁷ Do honour to all, love the brotherhood, reverence God, honour the emperor.