1 Peter

1 Peter 2:17–18

¹⁷Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers,^e fear God, honor the king.

¹⁸Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect,^f not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Treat everyone with high regard	τιμήσατε	timēsate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G5091 I value at a price, honor
Love	ἀγαπᾶτε	agapate	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G25 I love
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
brotherhood	ἀδελφότητα	adelphotēta	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G81 brotherhood
fear	φοβεῖσθε	phobeisthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G5399 I fear, am terrified
God	Θεὸν	Theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
honor	τιμᾶτε	timate	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G5091 I value at a price, honor
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
king	βασιλέα	basilea	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Servants	οἰκέται	oiketai	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G3610 a household servant
submit yourselves	ὑποτασσόμενοι	hypotassomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5293 I place under, subject to
to	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
masters	δεσπόταις	despotais	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G1203 a lord, master, or prince
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
all	παντὶ	panti	Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
respect	φόβῳ	phobō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5401 fear, terror, reverence
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
only	μόνον	monon	Adverb	G3440 alone, but, only
to those who	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
good	ἀγαθοῖς	agathois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G18 good
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
gentle	ἐπιεικέσιν	epieikesin	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G1933 gentle, mild, forbearing, fair, reasonable
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
even	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to those who	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
unreasonable	σκολιοῖς	skoliois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G4646 crooked, perverse, unfair

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Peter 2:17 Proverbs 24:21 · Romans 12:10 · Romans 13:7 · Philippians 2:3 · 1 Peter 5:5 · Hebrews 13:1 · 1 Peter 1:22 · Exodus 20:12 · 1 Timothy 6:1 · 2 Corinthians 7:1 · Leviticus 19:32 · Ecclesiastes 8:2

1 Peter 2:18 Titus 2:9–10 · Ephesians 6:5–7 · Colossians 3:22–25 · 1 Timothy 6:1–3 · Proverbs 3:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.