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Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also
afor conscience' sake.
a
Ecclesiastes 1:8, 1 Peter 2:13, 1 Peter 2:19
Ecclesiastes 1
8
All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. aThe eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
1 Peter 2
13
aSubmit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,
1 Peter 2
19
For this finds favor, if for the sake of aconscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly.