1 Peter 2:18
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
King James Version
In Context
17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
Cross References
Psalms 101:4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 11:20They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Colossians 3:22Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Titus 2:9Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 2:14-25
Submission to Magistrates; Various Exhortations; Christ's Example as a Sufferer. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the… Read the whole commentary →