1 Peter 2:17
Context| NETBible | Honor all people, love the family of believers, 1 fear God, honor the king. |
| XREF | Ge 20:11; Ge 22:12; Ge 42:18; Ex 20:12; Le 19:32; 1Sa 15:30; 1Ch 29:20; Ps 111:10; Pr 1:7; Pr 23:17; Pr 24:21; Ec 8:2; Zec 11:14; Mt 22:21; Joh 13:35; Ro 12:10; Ro 13:7; 2Co 7:1; Eph 5:21; Php 2:3; 1Ti 6:1; Heb 13:1; 1Pe 1:22; 1Pe 5:5 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “love the brotherhood.” The Greek term “brotherhood” is used in a broad sense to connote familial relationships within the family of God. BDAG 19 s.v. ἀδελφότης 1 suggests “a fellowship,” but in the present context “love the fellowship of believers” could be taken to mean “love to participate in fellowship with believers,” whereas the present verse suggests the Christian community as a whole, in familial terms, is in view. This same word occurs in 5:9; there it has been translated “brothers and sisters.” |
