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1 Peter 2:17

1 Peter 2:17
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Servants, be subject to your masters,.... This was another notion of the Jews, that because they were the seed of Abraham, they ought not to be the servants of any; and particularly such as were…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Honor all men - That is, show them the respect which is due to them according to their personal worth, and to the rank and office which they sustain. See the notes at Rom 13:7. Love the brotherhood -…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Honour all men - That is, Give honor to whom honor is due, Rom 13:7. Respect every man as a fellow creature, and as one who may be a fellow heir with you of eternal life; and therefore be ready to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Peter 2:13-25

The general rule of a Christian conversation is this, it must be honest, which it cannot be if there be not a conscientious discharge of all relative duties. The apostle here particularly treats of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Honour all men The universality of the precept is not to be narrowed by any arbitrary restriction of its range to those to whom honour was due. St Peter had been taught of God "not to call any man…