1 Peter 2 (Part Five) Why We Trust the King James Bible

Verse 13
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“Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2:13‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,”
‭‭Titus‬ ‭3:1‬ ‭KJV‬‬

1 Timothy 2:1-3
King James Version (KJV)
2 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

Acts 9:15
King James Version (KJV)
15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Verse 18
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“Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2:18‬ ‭KJV‬‬

NCV Slaves, yield to the authority of your masters with all respect, not only those who are good and kind, but also those who are dishonest.
NET
Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.
NIRV
Slaves, obey your masters out of deep respect for God. Obey not only those who are good and kind. Obey also those who are not kind.
NIV
Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
NIVUK
Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.

NLT
You who are slaves must submit to your masters with all respect. Do what they tell you—not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are cruel.

NRSV Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh.
NRSVA
Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh.
NRSVACE
Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh.
NRSVCE
Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh.
NTE
Let slaves obey their masters with all respect, not only the good and kind ones but also the unkind ones.

1960 Reina Valera
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Criados, estad sujetos con todo respeto a vuestros amos; no solamente a los buenos y afables, sino también a los difíciles de soportar.

“What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭3:1-2‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭7:22-23‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
‭‭John‬ ‭8:32-36‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Don’t Get Excited Jehovah’s Witnesses
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“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2:24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3:13‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.”
‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭21:22-23‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.”
‭‭Esther‬ ‭2:23‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭5:30‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Day of Visitation
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“Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬