1 Peter 2:3

2:3 if you have experienced ¹  the Lord’s kindness. ² 

1 Peter 2:13

Submission to Authorities

2:13 Be subject to every human institution ³  for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme

[2:3]  ¹ tn Grk “have tasted that the Lord is kind.”

[2:3]  ² sn A quotation from Ps 34:8.

[2:13]  ³ tn Or “every human being”; Grk “every human creation,” denoting either everything created for mankind (NRSV mg: “every institution ordained for human beings”) or every creature who is human. The meaning of the verb “be subject” and the following context supports the rendering adopted in the text.