1 Peter 2:13 (YLT)

Passage

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I call upon <FI>you<Fi> , as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,

1 Peter 2:12 having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

1 Peter 2:13 Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

1 Peter 2:14 whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

1 Peter 2:15 because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "subject", "human", "creation", "lord", "whether", "king", and "highest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "subject" and "human", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "having your behaviour among the nations right..." into verse 14's "whether to governors as to those sent...", so "subject" and "human" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "subject" and "human" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.