16 Act as free people, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bond-servants of God. 17 Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are harsh. 19 For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person endures grief when suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.
Verse 16
Free refers to the Jews who were made free by Christ from strangers and from sin.
covering refers to a Cloak which refers to us not covering up our sin or as the verse wickedness.
Bondservants of God refers to we must obey God and the rulers from God.
32 and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32
Verse 17
Honor men is the duty to God and men.
The brotherhood refers to all men of Christ.
Fear of God refers to obeying every law and all the commandments of God.
Honor the king refers to the people who ruled over the Jews. In the case of the verse, it was the Roman Empire.
10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor, Romans 12:10
Verse 18
Servants refer to slaves or to house servants.
they were to be subject to their masters with all fear.
They were to do good and be gentle.
Harsh in the Original text uses the word froward which means to be free from or not do perverse, deceitful, or false, disobedient things.
5 Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; Ephesians 6:5
Verse 19
Doing is acceptable to God.
The next part of the verse that talks about Conscience towards God refers to the desire and respect for God.
Endure in Greek mean Patiently bear up under, as imposed burden.
The means griefs according to the Greek.
5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for the sake of conscience. Romans 13:5
Verse 20
After all, what kind of credit is there if, when you do wrong and are punished for it, you endure it patiently? But if when you do what is right and patiently bear [undeserved] suffering, this finds favor with God. 1 Peter 2:20
17 For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong. 1 Peter 3:17
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