^{10 Ref} who `were' once not a people, and `are' now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

^{11 Ref} Beloved, I call upon `you', as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,

^{12 Ref} 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.

^{13 Ref} Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

^{14 Ref} whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

^{15 Ref} because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

^{16 Ref} as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

^{17 Ref} to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

^{18 Ref} The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

^{19 Ref} for this `is' gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;