"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

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.”

— 1 Peter 2:18

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

For this {is} thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. {thankworthy: or, thank}

1 Peter 2 — Context

As free, and not using {your} liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. {using: Gr. having}

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.

For this {is} thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. {thankworthy: or, thank}

For what glory {is it}, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer {for it}, ye take it patiently, this {is} acceptable with God. {acceptable: or, thank}

Cross References

Titus 2:9-10

{Exhort} servants to be obedient unto their own masters, {and} to please {them} well in all {things}; not answering again; {answering...: or, gainsaying}

Colossians 3:22-25

Servants, obey in all things {your} masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

Ephesians 6:5-7

Servants, be obedient to them that are {your} masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

1 Timothy 6:1-3

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and {his} doctrine be not blasphemed.

Proverbs 3:32

For the froward {is} abomination to the LORD: but his secret {is} with the righteous.

Psalms 101:4

A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked {person}.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

James 3:17

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, {and} easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. {partiality: or, wrangling}