THEOSIS1 Peter 2:17Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
παντας τιμησατε την αδελφοτητα αγαπησατε τον θεον φοβεισθε τον βασιλεα τιματε
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 24:21My son, fear the Lord, and the king: and have nothing to do with detractors.
- Rom 12:10Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood: with honour preventing one another.
- Rom 13:7Render therefore to all men their dues. Tribute, to whom tribute is due: custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honour, to whom honour.
- 1 Pet 5:5In like manner, ye young men, be subject to the ancients. And do you all insinuate humility one to another: for God resisteth the proud, but to the humble he giveth grace.
- Phil 2:3Let nothing be done through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves:
- Heb 13:1Let the charity of the brotherhood abide in you.
- 1 Pet 1:22Purifying your souls in the obedience of charity, with a brotherly love, from a sincere heart love one another earnestly:
- Ex 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayst be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.
The original text
Greek text, 11 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ΠάνταςpantasallG3956 · πᾶς
- τιμήσατεtimēsateI value at a priceG5091 · τιμάω
- τὴνtēntheG3588 · ὁ
- ἀδελφότηταadelphotētabrotherhoodG81 · ἀδελφότης
- ἀγαπᾶτεagapateI loveG25 · ἀγαπάω
- τὸνtontheG3588 · ὁ
- ΘεὸνtheonGodG2316 · θεός
- φοβεῖσθεphobeistheI fearG5399 · φοβέω
- τὸνtontheG3588 · ὁ
- βασιλέαbasileaa kingG935 · βασιλεύς
- τιμᾶτεtimateI value at a priceG5091 · τιμάω