1 Peter 2:18
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Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward.

be.

Ephesians 6:5-7 Servants, 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. . . .

Colossians 3:22-25 Servants, 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. . . .

1 Timothy 6:1-3 Whosoever 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. . . .

Titus 2:9,10 Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters: in all things pleasing, not gainsaying: . . .

the good.

2 Corinthians 10:1 Now I Paul, myself beseech you, by the mildness and modesty of Christ: who in presence indeed am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity,

Titus 3:2 To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men.

James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above, first indeed is chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation.

but.

Psalm 101:4 The perverse heart did not cleave to me: and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know.

Proverbs 3:32 Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.

Proverbs 8:13 Counsel and equity is mine, prudence is mine, strength is mine.

Proverbs 10:32 A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will.

Proverbs 11:20 Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved.

Context
Submission to Authorities
17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. 18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward. 19For this is thankworthy: if, for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.…
Cross References
Ephesians 6:5
Servants, 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.

1 Timothy 6:1
Whosoever 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.

Titus 3:2
To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men.

James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above, first indeed is chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation.

Lexicon
Servants,
οἰκέται (oiketai)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3610: A household servant. From oikeo; a fellow resident, i.e. Menial domestic.

submit yourselves
ὑποτασσόμενοι (hypotassomenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5293: From hupo and tasso; to subordinate; reflexively, to obey.

to [your]
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

masters
δεσπόταις (despotais)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1203: A lord, master, or prince. Perhaps from deo and posis; an absolute ruler.

with
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

all
παντὶ (panti)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

respect,
φόβῳ (phobō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5401: (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright.

not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

only
μόνον (monon)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3440: Alone, but, only. Neuter of monos as adverb; merely.

to those who [are]
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

good
ἀγαθοῖς (agathois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 18: A primary word; 'good'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

gentle,
ἐπιεικέσιν (epieikesin)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1933: Gentle, mild, forbearing, fair, reasonable, moderate. From epi and eiko; appropriate, i.e. mild.

but
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

even
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

to those who [are]
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

unreasonable.
σκολιοῖς (skoliois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4646: Crooked, perverse, unfair, curved, tortuous. From the base of skelos; warped, i.e. Winding; figuratively, perverse.


Additional Translations
Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.

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

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

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

Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.

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

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

Household servants, be submissive to your masters, and show them the utmost respect--not only if they are kind and thoughtful, but also if they are unreasonable.

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;
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