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Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

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2:13 ordinance of man. The phrase “ordinance of man” means, literally, “human creation.” Since only God really creates, we must regard human ordinances as divine ordinances and submit to them as unto God, unless they contradict God’s written Word. Note Romans 13:1.

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