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Be subject to (υποταγητε). Second aorist passive imperative second person plural of υποτασσω, to subject to, as in 3:22.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man. Greek: "to every creation of man" (anthrōpinē ktisei). The meaning is, ever…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
To every ordinance of man.—This is the second prudential rule: subordination. Literally, it means to every human crea…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Having your conversation hones…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“Submit yourselves” (GK 5718; cf. 2:13, 18; 3:1) is the key theme of this section of the letter. The word in general means to “subject oneself.” He…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Submit yourselves. He now comes to particular exhortations. Since obedience to magistrates is a part of honest or good conduct, he draws t…
John Gill
JohnGill
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man
Or, "to every human creation", or "creature"; not to "all the sons of me…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
A Christian's conduct must be honest. However, it cannot be honest if there is not a just and careful fulfillment of all relational duties. The apo…
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A.T. Robertson
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