1 Peter 2:17

Value all[plural], be-loving the brotherhood, be-fearing the God, be-valuing the king,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

In Context

16as emancipated/liberated/released/free[adjective], and not as having cover-effect-upon of{the bad-ia}, the emancipation/liberation/release-ia/freedom; contrariwise, as slaves of{God}.

18the domestic/house-residents being-set-under/subjected in to{every fear} to{the rulers}, not only to{the[plural] beneficial and image-upon-able/suitable}; contrariwise, also to{the crooked},

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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 →

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