1 PET 2:17 Parallel Verse View

Note: This view shows ‘verses’ which are not natural language units and hence sometimes only part of a sentence will be visible—click on any Bible version abbreviation down the left-hand side to see the verse in more of its context. Normally the OET discourages the reading of individual ‘verses’, but this view is only designed as a tool for doing comparisons of different translations—the older translations are further down the page (so you can read up from the bottom to trace the English translation history). The OET segments on this page are still very early looks into the unfinished texts of the Open English Translation of the Bible—please double-check these texts in advance before using in public.

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST Be respectful to everyone. Love all your fellow believers. Revere God. Be respectful to the king.

BSB Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood [of believers],[fn] fear God, honor the king.

AICNT Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.

OEB Show honour to everyone, love the Lord’s followers, “revere God, honour the emperor.”

WEBBE Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king.

LSV give honor to all; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.

FBV Respect everyone. Show your love to the community of believers. Have reverence for God. Respect the king.

TCNT Give honor to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, and honor the king.

T4T Act respectfully toward everyone. Love all your fellow believers. Revere God, and honor the king.

LEB Honor all people, love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king.[fn]

2:17 Or “the emperor”

BBE Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.

Moff Do honour to all, love the brotherhood, reverence God, honour the emperor.

Wymth Honour every one. Love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the Emperor.

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

DRA Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

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

Drby Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear [fn]God, honour the king.

2.17 Elohim

RV Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

SLT Honour all. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

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

KJB-1769 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

KJB-1611 [fn]Honour all men. Loue the brotherhood. Feare God. Honour the King.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and footnotes)

2:17 Or, esteeme.

Bshps Honour all men. Loue brotherly felowship. Feare God. Honour the kyng.
(Honour all men. Love brotherly fellowship. Fear God. Honour the king.)

Gnva Honour all men: loue brotherly fellowship: feare God: honour the King.
(Honour all men: love brotherly fellowship: fear God: honour the King. )

Cvdl Honoure all men. Loue brotherly fellishippe. Feare God. Honoure the kynge.
(Honour all men. Love brotherly fellishippe. Fear God. Honour the king.)

TNT Honoure all men. Love brotherly felishippe. Feare god and honour the kynge.
(Honour all men. Love brotherly felishippe. Fear god and honour the king. )

Wycl Onoure ye alle men, loue ye brithirhod, drede ye God, onoure ye the king.
(Onoure ye/you_all all men, love ye/you_all brithirhod, dread ye/you_all God, honour ye/you_all the king.)

Luth Tut Ehre jedermann! Habt die Brüder lieb! Fürchtet GOtt! Ehret den König!
(Tut honour(n) anyone! Have the brothers kind/sweet/dear! Fürchtet God! honour(n)t the king!)

ClVg Omnes honorate: fraternitatem diligite: Deum timete: regem honorificate.[fn]
(All_of_them honour/respect(n)ate: brothernitatem he_lovese: God he_is_afraide: the_king honour/respect(n)ificate. )

2.17 Fraternitatem diligite. ID. Et inter omnia, etiam illos qui conditione temporali subjecti sunt vobis, ut fratres in Christo diligite.

2.17 Fraternitatem he_lovese. ID. And between everything, also those who/which conditione temporali subjects are to_you(pl), as brothers in/into/on to_Christ/Messiah he_lovese.

UGNT πάντας τιμήσατε: τὴν ἀδελφότητα ἀγαπᾶτε, τὸν Θεὸν φοβεῖσθε, τὸν βασιλέα τιμᾶτε.
(pantas timaʸsate: taʸn adelfotaʸta agapate, ton Theon fobeisthe, ton basilea timate.)

SBL-GNT πάντας τιμήσατε, τὴν ἀδελφότητα ⸀ἀγαπᾶτε, τὸν θεὸν φοβεῖσθε, τὸν βασιλέα τιμᾶτε.
(pantas timaʸsate, taʸn adelfotaʸta ⸀agapate, ton theon fobeisthe, ton basilea timate.)

RP-GNT Πάντας τιμήσατε. Τὴν ἀδελφότητα ἀγαπήσατε. Τὸν θεὸν φοβεῖσθε. Τὸν βασιλέα τιμᾶτε.
(Pantas timaʸsate. Taʸn adelfotaʸta agapaʸsate. Ton theon fobeisthe. Ton basilea timate.)

TC-GNT Πάντας τιμήσατε. Τὴν ἀδελφότητα [fn]ἀγαπήσατε. Τὸν Θεὸν φοβεῖσθε. Τὸν βασιλέα τιμᾶτε.
(Pantas timaʸsate. Taʸn adelfotaʸta agapaʸsate. Ton Theon fobeisthe. Ton basilea timate. )

2:17 αγαπησατε ¦ αγαπατε ANT CT TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:13–25: God’s people should respect the rulers/chiefs of this world

In this section Peter explained in what way his readers should live good lives among their pagan neighbors. They should respect and obey their rulers, including those who ruled locally in the village or town and those who ruled the country. They should also respect and obey the chief ruler of all, the emperor of Rome. God had given these people authority to punish people who do evil and praise those who do good.

Some other headings for this section are:

Respect the Authority of Others (GW)

Submission to Rulers and Masters (NIV)

2:17a–d

Commentators do not agree about how the four commands in this verse relate to each other:

There are four separate commands. The same punctuation should therefore separate the commands. For example:
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. (RSV) (KJV, NJB, NASB, GNT, GW, NET, NLT, CEV, RSV)
The first command is a summary of the other three. This is shown by a colon at the end of 2:17a. For example:
Give due honor to everyone: love your fellow-Christians, reverence God, honor the emperor. (REB) (BSB, NIV, NCV, REB)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1) and the majority of English versions.

2:17a

Treat everyone with high regard:

Honour all people,
Give due regard/deference to everyone.

Treat everyone with high regard: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Treat…with high regard is literally “honor.” Believers are to honor all people. Some other ways this clause has been translated are:

Give due honor to everyone (REB)

Honor all people (NET)

2:17b

Love the brotherhood of believers,

and love your fellow-believers.
Love the family of believers. (NRSV)

Love the brotherhood of believers: The word Love refers to a strong feeling of affection and concern for a person. Use a natural expression or idiom for this word.

the brotherhood of believers: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as the brotherhood of believers is literally “the brotherhood.” The BSB has supplied the words of believers to make it explicit that Peter was not talking about a human family. He was referring to the members of the church, all Christians. They were a brotherhood in the sense that God was their heavenly father. It is also possible to translate this as:

your brothers and sisters in Christ

your brothers and sisters in the faith (GW)

2:17c

fear God,

Respect God very much,
Hold God in awe/reverence,
Be in awe of God,

fear God: The phrase fear God means to hold God in awe or to respect God. See how you translated the same word occurring as a noun in 1:17c.

2:17d

honor the king.

and honour the great/high king.
and show/give honour to the Roman emperor.

honor the king: See how you translated the phrase “high regard,” which is literally “honor,” in 2:17a.

the king: The Greek word that the BSB translates as king here refers to the Roman emperor, as in 2:13b.