1 Peter 2:18

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

"Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward." - 1 Peter 2:18
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What does 1 Peter 2:18 mean?

1 Peter 2:18 (KJV) - "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward." This verse from the first epistle of Peter addresses the subject of how servants or slaves should conduct themselves in relation to their masters…

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In the Path of Humble Service: Embracing Submission in a Disobedient World

The call to servanthood is not an easy one, but it is one that echoes throughout the unchanging truths of Scripture. In 1 Peter 2:18 (KJV), the Apostle Peter writes, "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward."…

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A Prayer for Humble Submission and Wisdom in Service

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts humbled and open, recognizing the profound wisdom enshrined in Your Word. As we meditate on the teachings found in 1 Peter 2:18, "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also…

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1 Peter 2:18 - "Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward."
2 Peter 1:18 - "And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount."
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1 Peter 4:18 - "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?"
2 Peter 2:9
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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 2:17 - "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."
Galatians 1:18 - "Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days."
2 Peter 3:18 - "But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen."
"And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount." - 2 Peter 1:18
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 1:18 - "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;"
2 Peter 2:18 - "For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error."
2 Peter 2:18 (KJVA) 18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
1 Peter 2:1 - "Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,"
2 Peter 2:18 (KJVA) 18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
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."