Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.
For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish
men
- as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but
as bondservants of God. Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
1 Peter 2:13-17
(NKJV)