1 Peter 2:18

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Summary

1 Peter 2:18

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Be

The good

But

Proverbs 11:20

General references

Genesis 30:29

Genesis 31:6

Bible References

Be

Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.

Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting;

The good

Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

But

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

General references

He said to him, "You know how I have served you, and how your livestock have fared with me.

You know that I have served your father with all of my strength.