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1 Peter 2:13
The 2026 edition cites 3 passages containing 1 Peter 2:13, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
1 Peter 2:13
13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
Cited by 3 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 23.2
It is lawful for Christians to accept and execute the office of a magistrate, when called thereunto; in the managing whereof, as they ought especially to…
Testimony of the RPCNA 2
1 Peter 2:13-14
13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Cited by 7 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 4
- CF 19.4
To them also, as a body politic, He gave sundry judicial laws, which expired together with the State of that people; not obliging any other now, further than…
- CF 20.4
And because the powers which God hath ordained, and the liberty which Christ hath purchased, are not intended by God to destroy, but mutually to uphold and…
- CF 23.1
God, the supreme Lord and King of all the world, hath ordained civil magistrates, to be, under Him, over the people, for His own glory, and the public good…
- CF 23.4
It is the duty of people to pray for magistrates, to honour their persons, to pay them tribute and other dues, to obey their lawful commands, and to be subject…
Testimony of the RPCNA 2
- T 23.20
Though responsible for maintaining conditions favorable to the spread of the Gospel, civil government should never attempt to convert men to Christ by the use…
- T 23.24
Due submission of all persons, cheerfully rendered, to civil officers and to civil government in general, is pleasing to God. No person, however, is required…
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 127
The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart, word, and behavior; prayer and thanksgiving for them; imitation of their…
1 Peter 2:13-16
13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 20.5
Liberty of conscience differs from Christian liberty. Liberty of conscience is the freedom to interpret and apply God’s Word to one’s own life. The Christian…