Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Or unto governors - By king as supreme, the Roman emperor is meant; and by governors, ̔ , are meant, leaders, governors, presidents, proconsuls, and other chief magistrates, sent by him into the provinces dependent on the Roman empire.
For the punishment of evil doers - This was the object of their mission; they were to punish delinquents, and encourage and protect the virtuous.
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