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

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

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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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Saying 30

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

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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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Footnotes

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

Concluding Exhortations

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

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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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Footnotes

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

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

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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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21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.

Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(A) and to God what is God’s.”

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Obey the King

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

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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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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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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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Instructions for Christian Households(A)

21 Submit to one another(B) out of reverence for Christ.

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Saying 15

17 Do not let your heart envy(A) sinners,
    but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.

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The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[a] despise wisdom(B) and instruction.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom;(B)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(C)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(D)

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35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”(A)

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20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king.

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30 Saul replied, “I have sinned.(A) But please honor(B) me before the elders of my people and before Israel; come back with me, so that I may worship the Lord your God.”

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18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:(A)

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12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,(A) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.(B)

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11 Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God(A) in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’(B)

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14 Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the family bond between Judah and Israel.

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