Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
or to provincial Governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and the encouragement of those who do what is right.
New American Standard Bible
or to governors as sent
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
or to governors as those sent out by him to punish those who do what is evil and to praise those who do what is good.
International Standard Version
or to governors who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
A Conservative Version
or to governors as being sent by him for vengeance of evil-doers and praise of well-doers.
American Standard Version
or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well.
Amplified
or to governors as sent by him to bring punishment to those who do wrong, and to praise and encourage those who do right.
An Understandable Version
or to governors who are appointed by him to punish wrongdoers, and to commend those who do right.
Anderson New Testament
or to governors, as those sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of those who do well.
Bible in Basic English
And those of the rulers who are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of those who do well.
Common New Testament
or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
Daniel Mace New Testament
as supreme; or to governors, as being deputed by him to punish those who do ill,
Darby Translation
or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
or to governor, as those sent by him for the punishment, indeed, of evil doers; but for the praise of them who do good.
Godbey New Testament
or to governors, as those having been sent out by him unto the condemnation of evil doers, and the praise of those doing good;
Goodspeed New Testament
and to governors, as sent by him to punish evil-doers, and to encourage those who do right.
John Wesley New Testament
as sent by him, for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well.
Julia Smith Translation
Or to chiefs, as sent by him for the punishing of them doing evil, and the praise of them doing good.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
or to governors as those sent out by him for the punishment of those who do evil and the praise of those who do good.
Modern King James verseion
or to governors as sent by Him for vengeance on evildoers, but for praise on well-doers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
other unto rulers, as unto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of evil doers: but for the laud of them that well do.
Moffatt New Testament
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.
Montgomery New Testament
or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the encouragement of well-doers.
NET Bible
or to governors as those he commissions to punish wrongdoers and praise those who do good.
New Heart English Bible
or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
Noyes New Testament
or to governors, as being sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and the praise of those who do well.
Sawyer New Testament
to governors, sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and the praise of those who do well;
The Emphasized Bible
Or unto governors, as, through him, sent - for vengeance on evil-doers, but praise to such as do good;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
or to governors, as sent by him for the punishment of wicked doers, but the praise of those who do well.
Twentieth Century New Testament
and to governors as the men sent by him to punish evil-doers and to commend those who do right.
Webster
Or to governors, as to them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Williams New Testament
and to governors as sent by Him to punish those who do evil and to reward those who do right.
World English Bible
or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
Worrell New Testament
or to governors, as sent through him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for praise to those who do well;
Worsley New Testament
or to governors as persons sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well.
Youngs Literal Translation
whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;
Themes
duties of Citizens » General references to
Civic duties » General references to
Duties » Of citizens » General references to
Government » Duty of citizens to
Government » The purpose of government
Magistrates » Purpose of their appointment
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Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 Peter 2:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call To Good Works
13 Submit, for the Lord's sake, to every authority set up by man, whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler, 14 or to provincial Governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and the encouragement of those who do what is right. 15 For it is God's will that by doing what is right you should thus silence the ignorant talk of foolish persons.
Cross References
Romans 13:3-4
For judges and magistrates are to be feared not by right-doers but by wrong-doers. You desire--do you not? --to have no reason to fear your ruler. Well, do the thing that is right, and then he will commend you.