THEOSIS1 Peter 2:18Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward.
οι οικεται υποτασσομενοι εν παντι φοβω τοις δεσποταις ου μονον τοις αγαθοις και επιεικεσιν αλλα και τοις σκολιοις
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Titus 2:9Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters: in all things pleasing, not gainsaying:
- Titus 2:10Not defrauding, but in all things shewing good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
- Col 3:22Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh: not serving to the eye, as pleasing men: but in simplicity of heart, fearing God.
- Col 3:25For he that doth wrong shall receive for that which he hath done wrongfully. And there is no respect of persons with God.
- Eph 6:5Servants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to Christ.
- Eph 6:7With a good will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men.
- 1 Tim 6:1Whosoever are servants under the yoke, let them count their masters worthy of all honour; lest the name of the Lord and his doctrine be blasphemed.
- 1 Tim 6:3If any man teach otherwise and consent not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness,
The original text
Greek text, 18 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ΟἱhoitheG3588 · ὁ
- οἰκέταιoiketaia household servantG3610 · οἰκέτης
- ὑποτασσόμενοιhypotassomenoiI place underG5293 · ὑποτάσσω
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- παντὶpantiallG3956 · πᾶς
- φόβῳphobōfearG5401 · φόβος
- τοῖςtoistheG3588 · ὁ
- δεσπόταιςdespotaisa lordG1203 · δεσπότης
- οὐounoG3756 · οὐ
- μόνονmonononlyG3441 · μόνος
- τοῖςtoistheG3588 · ὁ
- ἀγαθοῖςagathoisgoodG18 · ἀγαθός
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ἐπιεικέσινepieikesingentleG1933 · ἐπιεικής
- ἀλλὰallabutG235 · ἀλλά
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- τοῖςtoistheG3588 · ὁ
- σκολιοῖςskolioiscrookedG4646 · σκολιός