1 Peter 2:17
Unto all men, give honour, unto the brotherhood, shew love, unto God, give reverence, the king, hold in honour.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
In Context
16As free, yet, not as a cloak of vice, holding your freedom, but, as God’s servants.
Cross References
Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God, in this place,—therefore will they slay me for the sake of my wife.
Genesis 42:18And Joseph said unto them on the third day, This, do and live,—God himself, do, I, revere.
Leviticus 19:32Before a hoary head, shalt thou rise up, And shalt honour the presence of an elder,—So shalt thou stand in awe of thy God—I, am Yahweh.
1 Chronicles 29:20Then said David, unto all the convocation, Bless, I beseech you, Yahweh your God. So all the convocation blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and did bend their heads and bow themselves down unto Yahweh, and unto the king;
Proverbs 1:7The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.
Proverbs 24:21Revere thou Yahweh, my son, and the king, and, with the fickle, have thou no fellowship;
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 →