1 Peter 2:16

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Peter 2:13-17

Obedience to the constituted authorities: v. 13. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether it be to the king, as supreme, v. 14. or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of them that do well. v. 15. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men; v. 16. as free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Peter 2:11-17

1 Peter 2:11-17Analysis:—Exhortation to show our election of grace in the various relations of the life of our pilgrimage, primarily with respect to established authority.11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as23strangers and pilgrims,24 abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 12Having your conversation25 honest among the Gentiles: that,26whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they may by your good13 works,27 which they shall behold,28 glorify God in the day of visitation.... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Peter 2:11-17

The Christian Pilgrim’s Walk 1 Peter 2:11-17 Strong desires must be kept under the stronger hand of the Christian soul-not extirpated but turned into right directions as God’s providence points the way. Our desires ultimately rule our prayers and our life. We must therefore keep them above all else, for out of the heart are the issues of life. “Cleanse thou the thoughts of our heart by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee.” God does not wish the extirpation of... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 2:1-25

In order to obey the injunctions, those to whom Peter writes are urged to put away all such things as are contrary to the spirit of love. In order to do this they will long for the sustenance of the Word. All this leads to the subject of the testing of their confidence. Describing the Church as a building, Peter declared the cornerstone is the living Christ, from whom the preciousness is derived, which is to manifest the excellencies of God to the world. The description of the Church is... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 2:16

THE AMBITION OF LIFE‘Servants of God.’ 1 Peter 2:16 I wish to set before you service as the great object and ambition of life. There can be no more princely motto than this ‘I serve.’ I. Service is the only true measure of greatness.—Run your minds over the good men of the world, and ask why it is that generation after generation has determined to stamp them as great. Why is it? Because they have done great service to God and to man. Think of any of the departments of life. Why do we call... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:11-25

Their Obedience And Heavenly Connection Is To Be Revealed By Their Lives And By Their Due Submission To Lawful Authority In The Same Way As Christ Submitted Himself Through Suffering And Thereby Wrought Salvation For His People (1 Peter 2:11 to 1 Peter 3:12 ). Peter now tells them how, as sojourners and pilgrims in the world, they are to behave in order to fulfil the role given to them by God in 1 Peter 2:1-10. They are first of all to live in obedience and in accord with their environment... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:13-17

They Are To Be Obedient To The Authorities (1 Peter 2:13-17 ). He emphasises here that being sojourners does not mean that Christians are rebels or that they deny their responsibilities towards authority. Nor does being ‘free’ mean that they think that they can now do as they like. For after all in their freedom they are bondservants to God. They are therefore to recognise that in general God has put authorities in place in order to preserve peace and control evil, and thus Christians will... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:16

‘As free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.’ By this they will be recognising that, while as God’s own children (1 Peter 1:3) they are free, they are not to use that freedom as an excuse for doing what is palpably wrong, or doing what might make the authorities’ task of ensuring justice difficult, or might unnecessarily cause offence. They are rather to see themselves as bondservants of God, and thus as subject to His will and to the law.... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:13-17

1 Peter 2:13-Esther : . As Jesus had given them an example so were they to live in all dutiful obedience to human authority— from the emperor to his representatives, since they constituted the bulwarks of the State. Their service was not mainly to the commonwealth of men, but to the City of God. Of this they were free men, but for that reason they must act so as to commend it— their Emperor had as His servants men whose freedom spelled obedience. It is interesting to compare and contrast the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 2:16

As free; he prevents an objection; they might pretend they were a free people, as Jews, and therefore were not to obey strangers, Deuteronomy 17:15; John 8:33; and made free by Christ. He answers: That they were free indeed, but it was from sin, and not from righteousness, not from obedience to God’s law, which requires subjection to magistrates, for they were still the servants of God. And not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness; not using your liberty to cover or palliate your... read more

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