3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, Just as Paul had focused upon relationships among believers throughout the second chapter (vv. 2–10) and then gave a theological undergirding for those instructions (vv. 11–14), now the Apostle speaks of relationships to the non-believing (3:1–2) and gives a theological justification for these instructions (vv. 3–7). A fifth imperative follows quickly on the heels of the four in the