We close the week with a rather technical question this Friday.

Bear with us.

It's also an important question, an important question from a sharp listener to the podcast

named Brent.

Pastor John, hello.

Can you tell me why modern English translations translate Cateces in 1 Peter 2 13 as institution

or authority or ordinance?

Every other occurrence is typically translated as in the ESV as creation 16 times or creature

to other times.

To me, based on the context, it seems as though we as believers are to submit ourselves

to or to be subject for the Lord's sake to every human creature for such a thing we

have been freed by the finished work of Christ to do good verse 15 and to serve them as

servants of God for 16 as we honor everyone for 17.

Even Paul's text on submitting to authority in Romans 13 verses 1 to 7 broadens quickly

to a discussion of how we relate to all people in verse 8.

So as Peter's Cateces mistranslated or am I missing a nuance here?

I think Brent is basically right here in drawing our attention to the way Peter unfolds

the act of subjection in 1 Peter 2 13 in the acts of doing good in verse 15, the act

of serving in verse 16, the act of honoring in verse 17, I think that's a really sharp

contextual observation to draw those four things together, subjection doing good, serving,

honoring.

So let me step back and see whether there are other considerations that might affect

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