1 Peter 2:17 (GNV)

Passage

Honour all men: loue brotherly fellowship: feare God: honour the King.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:15 For so is the will of God, that by well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men,

1 Peter 2:16 As free, and not as hauing the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnesse, but as the seruauntes of God.

1 Peter 2:17 Honour all men: loue brotherly fellowship: feare God: honour the King.

1 Peter 2:18 Seruaunts, be subiect to your masters with all feare, not onely to the good and courteous, but also to the froward.

1 Peter 2:19 For this is thanke worthie, if a man for conscience toward God endure griefe, suffering wrongfully.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "honour", "loue", "brotherly", "fellowship", "feare", and "king". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "honour" and "loue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "As free and not as hauing the..." into verse 18's "Seruaunts be subiect to your masters with...", so "honour" and "loue" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "honour" and "loue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.