1 Peter 2:18
the 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},
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
17Value all[plural], be-loving the brotherhood, be-fearing the God, be-valuing the king,
Cross References
Galatians 5:22Moreover, the fruit of{the Spirit} is-being love, joy, peace, far-[furious]desire-ia[i.e. longsuffering], benevolence, beneficialness, faith,
Colossians 3:22The slaves, be-hearkening-under according-to all to{the lords} according-to flesh, not in to{eye-slave-ias} as man-pleasers; contrariwise, in to{simplicity/plainness/straightforwardness} of{heart}, fearing the Lord,
Titus 2:9Slaves to-be-being-set-under/subject to{own rulers} in to{all}, to-be-being well-pleasing[adjective], not saying-in-place-of/in-opposition-to/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 →