1 Peter 2:17

Honor all people; love the brotherhood with divine love; fear God; honor the king.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16as free, and not as having the freedom as a cover of evil, but as servants of God.

18Servants, be submissive to your masters with all reverence; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

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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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