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1 Peter 2:18

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16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

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

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

20 For 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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
KJV
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
WEB
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
ASV
Servants, [be] in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
DARBY
Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.
BLB
Servants, be subject in all fear to [your] masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the crooked.
ÅB
Dere tjenere! vær deres herrer undergitt i all frykt, ikke bare de gode og rimelige, men også de vrange!
OTB
Tjenere, underordne dere deres herrer med all respekt, ikke bare de gode og milde, men også de strenge.
B1930
I tjenere! vær eders herrer undergitt i all frykt, ikke bare de gode og rimelige, men også de vrange!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Titus 2:9–10

    Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

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  • Colossians 3:22–25

    Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

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  • Ephesians 6:5–7

    Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

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  • 1 Timothy 6:1–3

    Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

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  • Proverbs 3:32

    For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

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  • Galatians 5:22

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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  • Proverbs 8:13

    The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

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  • James 3:17

    But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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