Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
Honour all men - according to the honour due in each case. Equals have a respect due to them. Christ has dignified our humanity by assuming it; therefore we should honour our common humanity, even in the humblest. х Pantas (G3956) timeesate (G5091), aorist-`In every case render promptly every man's due' (Alford). Basilea (G935) timate (G5091), present-habitually honour the king.] The first is the general precept; the three following are its divisions.
Love, х agapate (G25), present] - habitually love, with the congenial affection you ought to feel to brethren, besides general love to all men.
Fear God. Honour the king. The king is to be honoured; God alone, in the highest sense, feared.