Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
(Philippians 2:3; 1 Peter 5:5.) He passes from relations to God to those which concern our fellow-men. (Philippians 2:3; 1 Peter 5:5.) He passes from relations to God to those which concern our fellow-men.
Submitting yourselves. A thankful spirit toward God (Ephesians 5:20) will be humble toward men.
In the fear of God. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, read 'in the fear of CHRIST.' The believer passes from under bondage to the law as a letter to be 'the servant of Christ' (1 Corinthians 7:22), which, through instinctive love to Him, is really to be "the Lord's freeman;" for he is "under the law to Christ" (1 Corinthians 9:21: cf. John 8:36). Christ, not the Father (John 5:22), is to be our judge. Thus reverential fear of displeasing Him is the motive for discharging relative duties as Christians (2 Corinthians 5:11; 1 Peter 2:13).