1 Peter 2:17
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
‖Honour all men. Loue the brotherhood. Feare God. Honour the King.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, esteeme.
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- Proverbs 24:21Rank 1 from verse 17
- Romans 12:10Rank 2 from verse 17
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- 1 Peter 5:5Rank 4 from verse 17
5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
5Likewise ye yonger, submit your selues vnto the elder: yea, all of you bee subiect one to another, and bee clothed with humilitie: for God resisteth the proud, and giueth grace to the humble.
- Philippians 2:3Rank 5 from verse 17
- Hebrews 13:1Rank 6 from verse 17
- 1 Peter 1:22Rank 7 from verse 17
22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
22Seeing yee haue purified your soules in obeying the truth through the Spirit, vnto vnfained loue of the brethren: see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruently,
- Exodus 20:12Rank 8 from verse 17
- 1 Timothy 6:1Rank 9 from verse 17
- 2 Corinthians 7:1Rank 10 from verse 17
1HAVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
1¶ Hauing therefore these promises (dearely beloued) let vs cleanse our selues from all filthines of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holinesse in the feare of God.
- Leviticus 19:32Rank 11 from verse 17
- Ecclesiastes 8:2Rank 12 from verse 17
- Matthew 22:21Rank 13 from verse 17
21They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
21They say vnto him, Cesars. Then sayth he vnto them, *Render therefore vnto Cesar, the things which are Cesars: and vnto God, the things that are Gods.
- 1 Chronicles 29:20Rank 14 from verse 17
20¶ And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king.
20¶ And Dauid said to all the Congregation: Nowe blesse the LORD your God. And all the Congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed downe their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the King.
- Ephesians 5:21Rank 15 from verse 17
- Proverbs 1:7Rank 16 from verse 17
- Proverbs 23:17Rank 17 from verse 17
- Psalms 111:10Rank 18 from verse 17
- Genesis 22:12Rank 19 from verse 17
12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
12And he said, Lay not thine hand vpon the lad, neither do thou any thing vnto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withhelde thy sonne, thine onely sonne from mee.
- Genesis 42:18Rank 20 from verse 17
- John 13:35Rank 21 from verse 17
- 1 Samuel 15:30Rank 22 from verse 17
30Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord thy God.
30Then he said, I haue sinned; yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the Elders of my people, and before Israel, and turne againe with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.
- Genesis 20:11Rank 23 from verse 17
- Zechariah 11:14Rank 24 from verse 17
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1 Peter 2:17
Sense 1: Esteem, respect, dignity, glory, distinction, or exalted standing. Sense 2: To esteem, respect, acknowledge, reward, or adorn.
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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.
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brotherhood
1. A body or company of brethren. 2. The bond or relationship between brethren.
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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.
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The one true God.
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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.
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2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
2:11Dearely beloued, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrimes, abstaine from fleshly lusts, which warre against the soule,
2:12Having 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.
2:12Hauing your conuersation honest among the Gentiles, that ‖whereas they speake against you as euill doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorifie God in the day of visitation.
2:13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
2:13Submit your selues to euery ordinance of man for the Lordes sake, whether it be to the King, as supreme,
2:14Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
2:14Or vnto gouernours, as vnto them that are sent by him, for the punishment of euil doers, and for the praise of them that doe well.
2:15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
2:15For so is the will of God, that with well doing yee may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.
2:16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
2:16As free, and not †vsing your libertie for a cloake of maliciousnesse, but as the seruants of God.
2:17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
2:17‖Honour all men. Loue the brotherhood. Feare God. Honour the King.
Selected passage2:18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
2:18Seruants, be subiect to your masters with al feare, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
2:19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
2:19For this is thanke-worthie, if a man for conscience toward God endure griefe, suffering wrongfully.
2:20For 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.
2:20For what glory is it, if when yee be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently: but if when yee doe well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is ‖acceptable with God.
2:21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
2:21For euen hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for †vs, leauing vs an example, that yee should follow his steps.
2:22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
2:22Who did no sinne, neither was guile found in his mouth.
2:23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
2:23Who when hee was reuiled, reuiled not againe; when hee suffered, hee threatned not, but ‖committed himselfe to him that iudgeth righteously.
2:24Who 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.
2:24Who his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his owne body ‖on the tree, that wee being dead to sinnes, should liue vnto righteousnesse, by whose stripes ye were healed.
2:25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
2:25For yee were as sheepe going astray, but are now returned vnto the shepheard and Bishop of your soules.