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.
1 Peter 2:14
Surrounding context
2:13 Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether to the king as supreme,
2:14 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.
2:15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men--