Pray for kings. Pray for everyone who is in authority. Pray that we can live peaceful and quiet lives. And pray that we will be godly and holy.

为君王和一切在位的，也该如此，使我们可以敬虔、端正、平安无事地度日。

为君王和一切在位的，也要如此，使我们能够敬虔端正地过平稳宁静的生活。

为君王和一切在位的，也要如此，使我们能够敬虔端正地过平稳宁静的生活。

也要为所有的君王和掌权者祷告，使我们可以怀着虔诚、端正的心过和平安宁的生活。

好使我们能完全敬神、庄重地过平静安稳的生活。

為君王和一切在位的，也該如此，使我們可以敬虔、端正、平安無事地度日。

為君王和一切在位的，也要如此，使我們能夠敬虔端正地過平穩寧靜的生活。

為君王和一切在位的，也要如此，使我們能夠敬虔端正地過平穩寧靜的生活。

也要為所有的君王和掌權者禱告，使我們可以懷著虔誠、端正的心過和平安寧的生活。

好使我們能完全敬神、莊重地過平靜安穩的生活。

為諸王及一切在位者、俾我儕虔敬莊重、和平安靜以度光陰、

亦為諸王暨上位者求、俾我儕虔敬端莊、綏安無事、以畢一生、

當為君王及一切秉權者祈禱、俾我儕可虔敬端莊、安然無虞以度日、

並為君王以及所有執政者、祈求、禱告、呼籲、謝恩、庶幾吾人得安居樂業、專心敬事天主。

for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.

Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.

for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

For kings, and[ for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.

Give them those things so they can offer sacrifices that please the God of heaven. And I want them to pray that things will go well for me and my sons.

Also work for the success of the city I have sent you to. Pray to the Lord for that city. If it succeeds, you too will enjoy success.”

But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.Once you were not a people. But now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy. But now you have received mercy.Dear friends, you are outsiders and those who wander in this world. So I’m asking you not to give in to your sinful desires. They fight against your soul.People who don’t believe might say you are doing wrong. But lead good lives among them. Then they will see your good deeds. And they will give glory to God on the day he comes to judge.Follow the lead of every human authority. Do this for the Lord’s sake. Obey the emperor. He is the highest authority.

And do everything you can to live a quiet life. You should mind your own business. And work with your hands, just as we told you to.

All of you must obey those who rule over you. There are no authorities except the ones God has chosen. Those who now rule have been chosen by God.So whoever opposes the authorities opposes leaders whom God has appointed. Those who do that will be judged.If you do what is right, you won’t need to be afraid of your rulers. But watch out if you do what is wrong! You don’t want to be afraid of those in authority, do you? Then do what is right, and you will be praised.The one in authority serves God for your good. But if you do wrong, watch out! Rulers don’t carry a sword for no reason at all. They serve God. And God is carrying out his anger through them. The ruler punishes anyone who does wrong.You must obey the authorities. Then you will not be punished. You must also obey them because you know it is right.That’s also why you pay taxes. The authorities serve God. Ruling takes up all their time.Give to everyone what you owe them. Do you owe taxes? Then pay them. Do you owe anything else to the government? Then pay it. Do you owe respect? Then give it. Do you owe honor? Then show it.

Lord, please pay careful attention to my prayer. Listen to the prayers of all of us. We take delight in bringing honor to your name. Give me success today when I bring my request to King Artaxerxes.” I was the king’s wine taster.

My son, have respect for the Lord and the king. Don’t join with officials who disobey them.

We are the most peaceful and faithful people in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is like a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up what belongs to the Lord?”

May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble. May the God of Jacob keep you safe.May he send you help from the sacred tent. May he give you aid from Zion.May he remember all your sacrifices. May he accept your burnt offerings.May he give you what your heart wishes for. May he make all your plans succeed.

If possible, live in peace with everyone. Do that as much as you can.

They must not steal from them. Instead, they must show that they can be trusted completely. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior appealing in every way.God’s grace has now appeared. By his grace, God offers to save all people.His grace teaches us to say no to godless ways and sinful desires. We must control ourselves. We must do what is right. We must lead godly lives in today’s world.That’s how we should live as we wait for the blessed hope God has given us. We are waiting for Jesus Christ to appear in his glory. He is our great God and Savior.He gave himself for us. By doing that, he set us free from all evil. He wanted to make us pure. He wanted us to be his very own people. He wanted us to desire to do what is good.

In Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was a good and godly man. He was waiting for God’s promise to Israel to come true. The Holy Spirit was with him.

God, give the king the ability to judge fairly. He is your royal son. Help him to do what is right.

The men replied,“ We have come from Cornelius, the Roman commander. He is a good man who worships God. All the Jewish people respect him. A holy angel told him to invite you to his house. Then Cornelius can hear what you have to say.”

God’s power has given us everything we need to lead a godly life. All of this has come to us because we know the God who chose us. He chose us because of his own glory and goodness.He has also given us his very great and valuable promises. He did it so you could share in his nature. You can share in it because you’ve escaped from the evil in the world. This evil is caused by sinful desires.So you should try very hard to add goodness to your faith. To goodness, add knowledge.To knowledge, add the ability to control yourselves. To the ability to control yourselves, add the strength to keep going. To the strength to keep going, add godliness.To godliness, add kindness for one another. And to kindness for one another, add love.

Both of them did what was right in the sight of God. They obeyed all the Lord’s commands and rules faithfully.

I’m telling you to obey the king’s command. You promised to serve him. You made a promise to God.Don’t be in a hurry to quit your job in the palace. Don’t stand up for something the king doesn’t like. He’ll do anything he wants to.The king has the final word. So who can ask him,“ What are you doing?”No one who obeys his command will be harmed. Those who are wise will know the proper time and way to approach him.

So I always try not to do anything wrong in the eyes of God or in the eyes of people.

Try your best to live in peace with everyone. Try hard to be holy. Without holiness no one will see the Lord.

Finally, my brothers and sisters, always think about what is true. Think about what is noble, right and pure. Think about what is lovely and worthy of respect. If anything is excellent or worthy of praise, think about those kinds of things.

People should be happy and do good while they live. I know there’s nothing better for them to do than that.Each of them should eat and drink. People should be satisfied with all their hard work. That is God’s gift to them.

“ Issachar is like a wild donkey lying down among the sheep pens.He sees how good his resting place is. He sees that his land is pleasant. So he will carry a heavy load on his back. He will obey when he’s forced to work.