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# subject, be subject to, in subjection to #
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## Facts: ##
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A person is the “subject” of another person if the second person rules over the first. To "be subject to" is to "obey" or to "submit to the authority of."
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* The phrase "put in subjection to" refers to causing people to be under the authority of a leader or ruler.
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* To "subject someone to something" means to cause that person to experience something negative, such as punishment.
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* Sometimes the term "subject" is used to refer to being the topic or focus of something, such as in, "you will be the subject of ridicule."
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* The phrase "be subject to" means the same as "be submissive to" or "submit to."
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(See also: [submit](../other/submit.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Corinthians 02:14-16](rc://en/tn/help/1co/02/14)
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* [1 Kings 04:5-6](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/04/05)
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* [1 Peter 02:18-20](rc://en/tn/help/1pe/02/18)
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* [Hebrews 02:5-6](rc://en/tn/help/heb/02/05)
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* [Proverbs 12:23-24](rc://en/tn/help/pro/12/23)
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## Word Data:##
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