1 Peter 2:17

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Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king.

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  • Prov 24:21 : 21 Fear the LORD, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
  • Rom 12:10 : 10 Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.
  • 1 Sam 15:30 : 30 Saul again replied,“I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the LORD your God.”
  • Matt 22:21 : 21 They replied,“Caesar’s.” He said to them,“Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
  • Heb 13:1 : 1 Final Exhortations Brotherly love must continue.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
  • John 13:35 : 35 Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples– if you have love for one another.”
  • Eccl 8:2 : 2 Obey the king’s command, because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him.
  • Zech 11:14 : 14 Then I cut the second staff“Union” in two in order to annul the covenant of brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Self-Purification Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.
  • Eph 5:21 : 21 and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
  • 1 Tim 6:1 : 1 Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.
  • 1 Chr 29:20 : 20 David told the entire assembly:“Praise the LORD your God!” So the entire assembly praised the LORD God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the LORD and the king.
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 To obey the LORD is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.
  • Prov 23:17 : 17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the LORD all the time.
  • Gen 20:11 : 11 Abraham replied,“Because I thought,‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
  • Gen 22:12 : 12 “Do not harm the boy!” the angel said.“Do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me.”
  • Gen 42:18 : 18 On the third day Joseph said to them,“Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.
  • Exod 20:12 : 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the LORD your God is giving to you.
  • Lev 19:32 : 32 You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

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    12and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears.

    13Submission to Authorities Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme

    14or to governors as those he commissions to punish wrongdoers and praise those who do good.

    15For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

    16Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God’s slaves.

  • 1 Pet 2:18-19
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    18Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

    19For this finds God’s favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.

  • 1 Tim 2:1-2
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    1Prayer for All People First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,

    2even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

  • Rom 13:5-7
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    5Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities but also because of your conscience.

    6For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants devoted to governing.

    7Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

  • 1 Pet 1:17
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    17And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.

  • Col 3:22
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    22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching– like those who are strictly people-pleasers– but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

  • 1 Pet 3:8
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    8Suffering for Doing Good Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.

  • Rom 12:10
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    10Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.

  • 1 Tim 6:1-2
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    1Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

    2But those who have believing masters must not show them less respect because they are brothers. Instead they are to serve all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. Summary of Timothy’s DutiesTeach them and exhort them about these things.

  • Rom 13:1-3
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    1Submission to Civil Government Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

    2So the person who resists such authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment

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  • Eph 6:5
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    5Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,

  • Titus 3:1-2
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    1Conduct Toward Those Outside the Church Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.

    2They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

  • Lev 19:32
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    32You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

  • Eph 5:21
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    21and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

  • 1 Thess 5:13
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    13and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

  • 1 Pet 5:5
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    5In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

  • Prov 20:2
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    2The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

  • 1 Pet 3:2
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    2when they see your pure and reverent conduct.

  • Ps 2:11
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    11Serve the LORD in fear! Repent in terror!

  • Eccl 8:2
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    2Obey the king’s command, because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him.

  • Prov 24:21
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    21Fear the LORD, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

  • Eph 6:9
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    9Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

  • Heb 13:17
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    17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. Let them do this with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

  • Titus 2:9
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    9Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back,

  • Rom 12:17
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    17Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.

  • Rom 2:11
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    11For there is no partiality with God.

  • 1 Pet 3:15
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    15But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.

  • Eph 6:7
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    7Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people,

  • 1 Tim 5:17
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    17Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.

  • Deut 17:13
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    13Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and not be so presumptuous again.

  • Heb 13:1
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    1Final Exhortations Brotherly love must continue.

  • 2 Thess 3:15
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    15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

  • 2 Pet 1:7
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    7to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love.

  • 1 Tim 5:1
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    1Instructions about Specific Groups Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,

  • Jas 2:8
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    8But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

  • Ps 148:11
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    11you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders on the earth,

  • 3 John 1:5
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    5The Charge to Gaius Dear friend, you demonstrate faithfulness by whatever you do for the brothers(even though they are strangers).