Passage

1 Peter 2.17

Book: 1 Peter · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

15. For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16. as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

17. Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. 19. For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully. (1 Peter 2:15-19, ASV)

WEB

15. For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16. as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

17. Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked. 19. For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God. (1 Peter 2:15-19, WEB)

KJV

15. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16. As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. ^{using: Gr. having}

17. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. ^{Honour all: or, Esteem all}

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. 19. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. ^{thankworthy: or, thank} (1 Peter 2:15-19, KJV)

YLT

15. because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men; 16. as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

17. to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross; 19. for this [is] gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously; (1 Peter 2:15-19, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

G0025 - agapao, agapao, Strong's G0025
G3956 - pas, pas, Strong's G3956
G2316 - theos, theos, Strong's G2316

Quoted in

Concepts:

Theocracy, via 1 Peter 2.13-17

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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