1 Peter 2:18
Servants, be subject in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the crooked;
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17give honor to all; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.
Cross References
Psalms 101:4A perverse heart turns aside from me, || I do not know wickedness.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of YHWH [is] to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, || And a contrary mouth, I have hated.
Proverbs 11:20The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, || And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
Galatians 5:22And the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,
Colossians 3:22the servants: obey those who are masters in all things according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;
Titus 2:9Servants [are] to be subject to their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things, not contradicting,
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 →