The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Peter 2:18-25
1 Peter 2:18-25Servants, be subject to your masters.Submission enjoinedThe word here rendered servants means not slaves in the strict sense of the term, but domestic servants-hence the exhortation is the more applicable to our own age and country.I. Their duty.1. “Servants, be subject to your masters in all fear.” Let not the service you render be constrained and forced, but ready and joyous, remembering that, however humble, it is ennobled by religion.2. But to what extent are they to submit?... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:1-25
1 Peter 2:4 . To whom coming as to a living stone. The jews boasted of their temple, an undisputed blessing. But when the christians fled from Jerusalem, they took the true, the living temple with them. Isaiah 28:0. Micah 4:0. 1 Peter 2:7 . Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: τιμη designates honour. On you who trust to this refuge, he confers honour and glory. You rest under the shadow of his throne, and are numbered with his saints. 1 Peter 2:9 . Ye are a chosen... read more