1 Peter 2:17

“Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.”

"Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king." - 1 Peter 2:17
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What does 1 Peter 2:17 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Peter 2:17 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king." This verse serves as a guiding principle for how Christians should conduct themselves in their relationships with others and with God. The…

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The Divine Call to Honor and Love: A Reflection on 1 Peter 2:17

In the tapestry of the Christian faith woven through the New Testament, 1 Peter 2:17 stands as a powerful exhortation: "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king." This verse encapsulates the essence of how we are to interact with others in our daily lives…

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A Prayer for Reverence, Love, and Honor

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of humility and gratitude. As we reflect on the profound truths from Your Word, particularly the wisdom encapsulated in 1 Peter 2:17, we seek to align our lives with the divine principles You have laid out for us. The…

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2 Peter 2:17 - "These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever."
2 Peter 1:17 - "For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
2 Peter 2:9
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1 Peter 3:17 - "For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing."
1 Peter 2:3 - "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."
1 Peter 2:22 - "Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:"
1 Peter 1:17 - "And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:"
2 Peter 1:1 - "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:"
1 Peter 2:2 - "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"
1 Peter 2:1 - "Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,"
"And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:" - 1 Peter 1:17
Matthew 17:1 - "And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,"
1 Peter 2:4 - "To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,"
1 Peter 2:11 - "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;"
1 Peter 2:13 - "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;"
1 Peter 2:16 - "As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God."
2 Peter 1:6 - "And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;"
2 Peter 1:7 - "And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."
1 Peter 4:17 - "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"
2 Peter 1:2 - "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,"