1 Peter 2:18
Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the perverse.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
Cross References
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Colossians 3:22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in all things; not as an outward show, as pleasers of men; but with singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:
Titus 2:9Urge servants to be obedient to their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not to talk back,
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 →