1 Peter 2

1 Peter · Chapter 2

1 Peter 2:17

1Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;14Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.20For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

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VerseKJVBSBASV
17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

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1 Peter 2:11-17Honest conduct among the Gentiles

About 1 Peter 2The readers are to lay aside malice and "desire the sincere milk of the word," coming to Christ, "a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God," and being built up "a spiritual house, an holy priesthood." They are "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people," called "out of darkness into his marvellous light," so they are to live honestly among the Gentiles and submit "to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake." Servants who suffer wrongfully follow Christ, who left "an example, that ye should follow his steps" and "his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree." 1 Peter 2:11 Peter 2:21 Peter 2:41 Peter 2:51 Peter 2:91 Peter 2:121 Peter 2:131 Peter 2:181 Peter 2:191 Peter 2:211 Peter 2:24

Why this verse matters here"Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king." 1 Peter 2:17

Who, where and when in this chapter

Original Greek words

EnglishGreekSay itStrong'sMeaning
EveryoneπάνταςpantasG3956
all

πᾶς (pas) πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ;] all, every. I. As adj., 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20, Rom.7:8, Rev.18:17, al. mult.; pl., all, Act.22:15, Rom.5:12, Heb.1:6, al.; of the highest degree, π. ἐξουσία (προθυμία, χαρά), Mat.28:18, Act.17:11, Phi 2:29, al.; also the whole (though in this sense more frequently with art.), Mat.2:3, Act.2:36, Rom.11:26. …

do honor,τιμήσατε,timēsateG5091
to honor

τιμάω (timaō) τιμάω, -ῶ (τιμή), [in LXX for כָּבַד pi., עָרַךְ hi., etc. ;] 1. to fix the value, price: with accusative of person(s), of Christ, Mat.27:9 (LXX). 2. to honour: with accusative of person(s), Mat.15:4 (LXX), Mat.15:5, 8" (LXX) Mat.19:19 (LXX), Mrk.7:6, 10 10:19, Luk.18:28" (LXX), Jhn.5:23 8:49 12:26, Eph.6:2" (LXX), 1Ti.5:3, 1Pe.2:17; πολλαῖς τιμαῖς, Act.28:10.† (AS)

brotherhoodἀδελφότηταadelphotētaG0081
brotherhood

ἀδελφότης (adelphotēs) ἀδελφότης, -ητος, ἡ (ἀδελφός), [in LXX: 1Ma.12:10,17, 4Mac .5 * ;] 1. abstract, brotherhood, brotherly affection (LXX). 2. Concrete, the brotherhood, the Christian community: 1Pe.2:17 5:9 (MM, VGT, see word). † (AS)

do love,ἀγαπᾶτε,agapateG0025
to love

ἀγαπάω (agapaō) ἀγαπάω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for אהב ;] to love, to feel and exhibit esteem and goodwill to a person, to prize and delight in a thing. 1. Of human affection, to men: τ. πλησίον, Mat.5:43; τ. ἐχθρούς, ib. 44; to Christ, Jhn.8:42; to God, Mat.22:37; with accusative of thing(s), Luk.11:43, Jhn.12:43, Eph.5:25, II Tim 4:8, 10, Heb.1:9, 1Pe.2:17, 3:10, 2Pe.2:15, 1Jn.2:15, Rev.12:11. 2. Of divine love; (a) God's love: to men, Rom.8:37; to Christ, Jhn.3:35; (b) Christ's love: to men, Mrk.10:21; to God, Jhn.14:31; with cogn. accusative, Jhn.17:26, Eph.2:4. …

GodθεὸνtheonG2316
God

θεός (theos) θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ;] a god or deity, God. 1. In polytheistic sense, a god or deity: Act.28:6, 1Co.8:4, 2Th.2:4, al.; pl., Ac. 14:11 19:26, Gal.4:8, al. 2. Of the one true God; …

do fear,φοβεῖσθε,phobeistheG5399
to fear

φοβέω (phobeō) φοβέέω, ῶ (φόβος) [in LXX chiefly for מִן יָרֵא ;] 1. in Hem., to put to flight. Pass., to be put to flight, to flee affrighted 2. to terrify, frighten (Wis 179; Hdt. and Att..). Pass. (so always in NT; cf. M, Pr., 162), to be seized with fear, be affrighted, fear: Mat.10:31 14:27, Mrk.5:33 6:50, Luk.1:13 8:50, Jhn.6:19 12:15, Act.16:38, al.; opposite to ὑψηλοφρονεῖν, Rom.11:20; σφόδρα, Mat.17:6 27:54; with cogn. accusative, φόβον μέγαν, Mrk.4:41, Luk.2:9 (1Ma.10:8); φόβον αὐτῶν (obj, genitive, but cf. ICC, in l), 1Pe.3:14; πτόησιν, 1Pe.3:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.10:26, Mrk.11:18 …

kingβασιλέαbasileaG0935
king

βασιλεύς (basileus) βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for מֶלֶךְ ;] a king: Mat.1:6 2:1; used by courtesy of Herod the Tetrarch, Mat.14:9; of the Roman Emperor, as frequently in κοινή (Deiss., LAE, p. 367), 1Pe.2:13, 17; of the Christ, in the phrase ὁ β. τ. Ἰουδαίων, Mat.2:2, al.; τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Mrk.15:32, Jhn.1:50 12:13; of God, Mat.5:35, 1Ti.1:17, Rev.15:3; β. βασιλέων, Rev.17:14 19:16; β. τ. βασιλευόντων, 1Ti.6:15 (on the associations of the word to Jewish Hellenists, see Cl. Rev., i, 7).† (AS)

do honor.τιμᾶτε.¶timateG5091
to honor

τιμάω (timaō) τιμάω, -ῶ (τιμή), [in LXX for כָּבַד pi., עָרַךְ hi., etc. ;] 1. to fix the value, price: with accusative of person(s), of Christ, Mat.27:9 (LXX). 2. to honour: with accusative of person(s), Mat.15:4 (LXX), Mat.15:5, 8" (LXX) Mat.19:19 (LXX), Mrk.7:6, 10 10:19, Luk.18:28" (LXX), Jhn.5:23 8:49 12:26, Eph.6:2" (LXX), 1Ti.5:3, 1Pe.2:17; πολλαῖς τιμαῖς, Act.28:10.† (AS)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.