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17 Honor everyone. Love the family of believers.[a] Fear God. Honor the emperor.(A)

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  1. 2.17 Gk Love the brotherhood

17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers,(A) fear God, honor the emperor.(B)

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21 My child, fear the Lord and the king,
    and do not disobey either of them,[a](A)

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  1. 24.21 Gk: Heb do not associate with those who change

Saying 30

21 Fear the Lord and the king,(A) my son,
    and do not join with rebellious officials,

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10 love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor.

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10 Be devoted to one another in love.(A) Honor one another above yourselves.(B)

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Pay to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

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Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes;(A) if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

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In the same way, you who are younger must be subject to the elders.[a] And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for

“God opposes the proud
    but gives grace to the humble.”(A)

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  1. 5.5 Or of those who are older

In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](C)

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  1. 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34

Service Well-Pleasing to God

13 Let mutual affection continue.

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Concluding Exhortations

13 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.(A)

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Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.(A)

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.(A) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,(B)

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22 Now that you have purified your souls[a] by your obedience to the truth[b] so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.[c](A)

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  1. 1.22 Or lives
  2. 1.22 Other ancient authorities add through the Spirit
  3. 1.22 Other ancient authorities read a pure heart

22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart

12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.(A)

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12 “Honor your father and your mother,(A) so that you may live long(B) in the land(C) the Lord your God is giving you.

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Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.(A)

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Therefore, since we have these promises,(A) dear friends,(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness(C) out of reverence for God.

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Keep[a] the king’s command, and because of your sacred oath(A)

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  1. 8.2 Heb I keep

Obey the King

Obey the king’s command, I say, because you took an oath before God.

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32 “You shall rise before the aged and defer to the old, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.

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32 “‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect(A) for the elderly(B) and revere your God.(C) I am the Lord.(D)

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Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be blasphemed.(A)

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All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect,(A) so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.(B)

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