1 Peter 2:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. ”

1 Peter 2:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Or unto governors - Subordinate officers, appointed by the chief magistrate, over provinces. Perhaps Roman proconsuls are here particularly intended. As unto them that are sent by him - By th...
1 Peter 2:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him (18) for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. (18) The second argument taken from the end of this order, which i...
1 Peter 2:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 2:13-17 . As Jesus had given them an example so were they to live in all dutiful obedience to human authority from the emperor to his representatives, since they constituted the bulwarks of...
1 Peter 2:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

governors . Greek. hegemon . Elsewhere, only in the Gospels and Acts. The title of Pilate, Felix, and Festus. sent . App-174. for . App-104. punishment of . vengeance on. Greek. ekdikesis S...
1 Peter 2:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

14 Or unto governors, or, Whether to presidents. He designates every kind of magistrates, as though he had said, that there is no kind of government to which we ought not to submit. He con...
1 Peter 2:14 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2396 SUBJECTION TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT 1 Peter 2:13-17 . Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unt...
1 Peter 2:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. Or unto governors - By king as supreme, the Roman emperor is meant; and...
1 Peter 2:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. Governors - subordinate to the emperor; delegated by Caesar to p...
1 Peter 2:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Governors, as unto them that are sent by him. — This word will include legati, proconsuls, propraetors, procurators, all officers entrusted with the administration of provinces. Of course the per...
1 Peter 2:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 5 CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD: ITS CHARACTER AND DUTIES 1 Peter 1:22-25 ; 1 Peter 2:1-3 THAT holy lives have been lived in solitude none would venture to dispute, and that devout Christian...
1 Peter 2:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

The Christian Pilgrim's Walk 1 Peter 2:11-17 Strong desires must be kept under the stronger hand of the Christian soul-not extirpated but turned into right directions as God's providence points...
1 Peter 2:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In order to obey the injunctions, those to whom Peter writes are urged to put away all such things as are contrary to the spirit of love. In order to do this they will long for the sustenance of the...
1 Peter 2:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; (12) Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak agai...
1 Peter 2:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Or unto governors ,.... Inferior magistrates, such as were under the Roman emperor; as proconsuls, procurators, c. such as Pontius Pilate, Felix, and Festus, who had under the emperor the government...
1 Peter 2:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. Ver. 14. Or unto governors ] In the kingdom of Christ, this is wonde...
1 Peter 2:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man Greek, παση ανθρωπινη κτισει, to every human constitution of government, under which you are placed by Divine Providence, and which is formed instrumen...
1 Peter 2:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ch.2: 1 Timothy 6 Since the Word of God is the solid foundation of all, eternal blessing for us, it surely follows that we should gladly lay aside all that is contrary to It. Indeed, these evils l...
1 Peter 2:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Submission to Magistrates; Various Exhortations; Christ's Example as a Sufferer. A. D. 66. ...
1 Peter 2:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Or unto governors; he seems immediately to intend the governors of provinces under the Roman emperors, such as Pilate, Felix, Festus were in Judea, Sergius Paulus in Cyprus, Acts 13:7 ; and othe...
1 Peter 2:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Their Obedience And Heavenly Connection Is To Be Revealed By Their Lives And By Their Due Submission To Lawful Authority In The Same Way As Christ Submitted Himself Through Suffering And Thereby Wro...
1 Peter 2:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 Peter 2:13 . Submit yourselves .—This belongs to the care Christians should take not to be in any sense an occasion of offence in Society ( Romans 13:1-7 ). Ordi...
1 Peter 2:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 2:1-3 . Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereb...
1 Peter 2:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 2:4 . To whom coming as to a living stone. The jews boasted of their temple, an undisputed blessing. But when the christians fled from Jerusalem, they took the true, the living temple with...
1 Peter 2:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Expositions 1 Peter 2:1 Wherefore laying aside. Those who would wear the white robe of regeneration must lay aside the filthy garments ( Zechariah 3:3 ) of the old carnal life. So St. Pa...
1 Peter 2:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Obedience to the constituted authorities:
1 Peter 2:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Romans 13:3 ; Romans 13:4
1 Peter 2:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Or to subordinate governors, or magistrates.

1 Peter 2:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Peter 2:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Peter 2:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Peter 2:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Peter 2:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Peter 2:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Peter 2:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 2:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Peter 2:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Peter 2:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 2:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 2:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Peter 2:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Peter 2:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes