1 Peter 2:18
Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
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ASV
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
KJV
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
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Commentary
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Οἱ | Hoi | you who [are] | G3588 → |
| οἰκέται | oiketai | Servants | G3610 → |
| ὑποτασσόμενοι | hupotassomenoi | be subject | G5293 → |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 → |
| παντὶ | panti | all | G3956 → |
| φόβῳ | phobō | fear | G5401 → |
| τοῖς | tois | <the> | G3588 → |
| δεσπόταις, | despotais | to masters, | G1203 → |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 → |
| μόνον | monon | only | G3441 → |
| τοῖς | tois | to the | G3588 → |
| ἀγαθοῖς | agathois | good | G18 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἐπιεικέσιν, | epieikesin | gentle, | G1933 → |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 → |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → |
| τοῖς | tois | to the | G3588 → |
| σκολιοῖς. | skoliois | unreasonable. | G4646 → |
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