1 Peter 2:17
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 20:11Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’
Genesis 42:18Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this, and live, for I fear God.
Leviticus 19:32“‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the LORD your God!” All the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before the LORD and the king.
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
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 →