1 Peter 2:17
Honor all men; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
In Context
16as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as servants of God.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 24:21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king; And mingle not with them that are given to change!
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 →