1 PETER 2:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.”
Show proper respect to everyone, as you have instructed. 'Fear God and honor the emperor' — the exhortation to 'honor all' (panta timēsate) extends to all people universally, including adversaries. The citation may reference a traditional saying, establishing that fear of God (phobos theou) and honor to the emperor (timē basilei) represent appropriate human relationships within God's ordered creation.
Church Fathers on 1 Peter 2:17
No doubt the apostle admonishes the Romans Romans 13:1 to be subject to all power, because there is no power but of God, and because (the ruler) does not carry the sword without reason, and is the servant of God, nay also, says he, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil. For he had also previously spoken thus: For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil. Will you then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and you shall have praise of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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