1 PET 2:18 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative, red:negative.
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ULT House slaves, be subjected to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle ones, but also to the crooked ones.

UST You household slaves who are believers, submit to your masters with a completely reverent attitude. Do this not only to those masters who act very kindly toward you but also to those who act unjustly toward you.

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

AICNT Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.

OEB Those of you who are domestic servants should always be submissive and respectful to their masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are arbitrary.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

LSV Servants, be subject in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the crooked;

FBV If you are a servant then submit to your master—not just those who are good and kind, but those who are harsh masters as well.

TCNT Servants, submit to your masters with complete respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are cruel.

T4T You slaves who are believers, submit yourselves to your masters and completely respect them. Submit yourselves not only to those who act in a good and kind [DOU] way towards you, but also submit yourselves to those who act in a harsh way towards you.

LEB Domestic slaves, be subject to your[fn] masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unjust.

2:18 *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

BBE Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.

Moff Servants, be submissive to your masters with perfect respect, not simply to those who are kind and reasonable but to the surly as well —

Wymth 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.

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

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

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

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

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

SLT Servants being subjected to masters in all fear; not only to the good and equitable, but also to the crooked.

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

KJB-1769 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

KJB-1611 Seruants, be subiect to your masters with al feare, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Seruauntes, obey your maisters with all feare, not only yf they be good & curteous, but also though they be frowarde.
(Seruauntes, obey your masters with all fear, not only if they be good and curteous, but also though they be frowarde.)

Gnva Seruaunts, be subiect to your masters with all feare, not onely to the good and courteous, but also to the froward.
(Seruaunts, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and courteous, but also to the froward. )

Cvdl Ye seruautes, obey youre masters with all feare: not onely yf they be good and curteous, but also though they be frowarde.
(Ye/You_all servants, obey your(pl) masters with all fear: not only if they be good and curteous, but also though they be frowarde.)

TNT Servauntes obey youre masters with all feare not only yf they be good and courteous: but also though they be frowarde.
(Servauntes obey your(pl) masters with all fear not only if they be good and courteous: but also though they be frowarde. )

Wycl Seruauntis, be ye sugetis in al drede to lordis, not oneli to good and to mylde, but also to tyrauntis.
(Seruauntis, be ye/you_all subjectis in all dread to lords, not only to good and to mylde, but also to tyrauntis.)

Luth Ihr Knechte, seid untertan mit aller Furcht den Herren, nicht allein den gütigen und gelinden, sondern auch den wunderlichen.
(You(pl) servant(s), are subject/subservient with all fear(n) the gentlemen, not alone the kinden and gelinden, rather also the whimsical/strangeen.)

ClVg Servi, subditi estote in omni timore dominis, non tantum bonis et modestis, sed etiam dyscolis.[fn]
(Servi, I_submiti be in/into/on all with_fear masters, not/no only good and modestis, but also dyscolis. )

2.18 Servi subjecti. Hucusque exhortatus est liberos ad subjectionem, nunc servis loquitur, ut et ipsi subjecti sint dominis. Non tantum bonis. Alia translatio: Non tantum bonis et modestis: sed etiam difficilioribus. Dyscolis. Id est indisciplinatis. Schola Græce, Latine locus, in quo ad audiendos magistros liberalium artium conveniebant, unde schola vacatio interpretatur, quia ibi vacabant studiis. Scholastici igitur sunt eruditi. Dyscoli indocti et agrestes. Ecce quomodo supra monebat subdi humanæ creaturæ propter Deum.

2.18 Servi subjects. So_far exhortatus it_is children to subjectsonem, now slaves speaks, as and themselves subjects let_them_be masters. Not/No only good. Alia transfer: Not/No only good and modestis: but also difficilioribus. Dyscolis. That it_is indisciplinetis. Schola Greece, Latin locus, in/into/on where to audiendos magistros liberalium artium conveniebant, from_where/who schola vacatio interprets, because there vacabant studies. Scholastici therefore are instructsi. Dyscoli indocti and agrestes. Behold how above monebat subdi human creatures because God.

UGNT οἱ οἰκέται, ὑποτασσόμενοι ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ τοῖς δεσπόταις, οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς.
(hoi oiketai, hupotassomenoi en panti fobōi tois despotais, ou monon tois agathois kai epieikesin, alla kai tois skoliois.)

SBL-GNT Οἱ οἰκέται ὑποτασσόμενοι ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ τοῖς δεσπόταις, οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς.
(Hoi oiketai hupotassomenoi en panti fobōi tois despotais, ou monon tois agathois kai epieikesin alla kai tois skoliois.)

RP-GNT Οἱ οἰκέται, ὑποτασσόμενοι ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ τοῖς δεσπόταις, οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς.
(Hoi oiketai, hupotassomenoi en panti fobōi tois despotais, ou monon tois agathois kai epieikesin, alla kai tois skoliois.)

TC-GNT Οἱ οἰκέται, ὑποτασσόμενοι ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ τοῖς δεσπόταις, οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς.
(Hoi oiketai, hupotassomenoi en panti fobōi tois despotais, ou monon tois agathois kai epieikesin, alla kai tois skoliois. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (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)

Paragraph 2:18–25

Peter now deals with how Christian slaves should behave. The slaves must respect and obey their masters, even if their masters treat them harshly. God will bless the Christian slaves if they undergo suffering that they do not deserve (2:18–20). Christ has left us an example of how to behave in the face of undeserved suffering (2:21–25).

2:18a

Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect,

¶ Servants, obey your masters/bosses with great respect/fear of God.
¶ You who are house slaves should be submissive and respectful, fearing God.

Servants: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Servants refers specifically to those slaves who worked within a household. Some versions such as the NIV translate this word as:

Slaves (NIV)

submit yourselves: Peter wanted his believing slaves to choose to respect their masters, as all believers were to respect their rulers. See how you translated this same command in 2:13a.

to your masters: The word masters refers to the owners, the people who had authority over the slaves. They could be either male or female. Here is another way to translate this word:

owners (GW)

with all respect: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as all respect means “greatly respect” or “respect very much.”

respect: The Greek word that the BSB translates as respect is literally “fear.” Peter does not say whom his readers should respect or fear. Scholars suggest two possibilities:

They should respect their masters. For example:
always show respect to them (CEV) (BSB, REB, CEV, NJB, GW; probably NASB, NIV, NCV, RSVThe NRSV uses “deference,” which certainly implies that the masters are the object. which use respect)
They should fear God. This is the opinion of many commentatorsMichaels, page 138; Best, page 117; Achtemeier, page 195 who translates it as “all godly reverence”; Bigg, page 142; Lenski, page 115; Kelly, page 116. and is probably being followed by the NET, which says:
with all reverence (NET) (NET)

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

2:18b–c

not only…but even: The Greek phrases that the BSB translates as not only…but even introduce two objects, the first one expected but the second unexpected. Consider what would be the natural way of introducing two such objects in your language.

2:18b

not only to those who are good and gentle,

Respect not only those masters who are kind and reasonable,
Some will be kind and gentle,

those who are good and gentle: The phrase those who are good and gentle describes some masters. They are kind and considerate in the way they treat their slaves.

gentle: The Greek word that the BSB translates as gentle means “mild, considerate.” Some other ways to translate this are:

thoughtful (CEV)

reasonable (NLT)

2:18c

but even to those who are unreasonable.

but also those who are cruel.
and some will be harsh. Submit to all of them.

those who are unreasonable: The phrase those who are unreasonable refers to some others among the masters. These masters were treating their slaves in a harsh or hard way.

unreasonable: The Greek word that the BSB translates as unreasonable literally means “bent, crooked.” In this context it is the opposite of good and considerate and means “unjust, hard to please.” These masters probably often punished their slaves by beating them. Some other ways to translate this are:

cruel (NLT)

unjust (REB)

Parallel 1 PET 2:18

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

Paragraph 2:18–25

2:18a

2:18b–c

2:18b

2:18c

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Parallel 1 PET 2:18

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

Paragraph 2:18–25

2:18a

2:18b–c

2:18b

2:18c

General Information:

Parallel 1 PET 2:18