1 Peter 2:14-15 NIV,NKJV

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

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 the king, or the Roman emperor. They represent the supreme power.For the punishment of evil doers - One of the leading ends of government. “The Roman governors had the power of life and death in such conquered provinces as those mentioned in 1 Peter 1:1“ - Doddridge. Ulpian, the celebrated Roman lawyer, who... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 2:15

For so is the will of God - That is, it is in accordance with the divine will that in this way you should put them to silence.That with well doing - By a life of uprightness and benevolence.Ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men - See the notes at Titus 2:8. The reference here is to men who brought charges against Christians, by accusing them of being inimical to the government, or insubordinate, or guilty of crimes. Such charges, it is well known, were often brought against them by... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:13-15

1 Peter 2:13-15. 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 instrumentally by men, and relates to you as men, and not as Christians. Macknight translates the clause, Be subject to every human creation of magistrates; observing that “the abstract word creation is put for the concrete, the person created; just as governments and powers are... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 2:11-25

2:11-3:12 CHRISTIAN RELATIONSHIPSIn society (2:11-25)The present world is not the true home of those who have come into a living relationship with Jesus Christ. They are now God’s people and they belong to the heavenly kingdom. But their higher status and greater citizenship do not give them the right to do as they like in the present world. They must discipline and control themselves. Negatively, they must not give in to the desires of the sinful nature; positively, they must maintain right... read more

E.W. Bullinger

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

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 See Acts 7:24 . them, &c . Greek. agathopoios. Only here. Compare 1 Peter 4:19 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 2:15

will . App-102 . well doing . Greek. agathopoieo. See Acts 14:17 . put to silence . Same as "muzzle", 1 Corinthians 9:9 . ignorance . Greek. agno sia. See 1 Corinthians 15:34 . foolish . See Luke 11:40 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:15

For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:So is the will of God ... refers to the institution and continuity of human governments.That by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men ... There is a charge in this that the slanders of the Christians were grounded in the ignorance and foolishness of their accusers; but there is a definite culpability both in such ignorance and in such foolishness. "In the Bible,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 2:15

1 Peter 2:15. Ye may put to silence— Ye may bridle-in. The original φιμουν, is used for putting on a muzzle, as the ancients used to do upon oxen, horses, and mules, as well as upon dogs. Fierce calumniators and zealous prosecutors, who were unacquainted with the Christian doctrine, and not possessed of the meek and benign Spirit of Christ, were not improperly considered as animals, which upon some occasions required to be muzzled. By the foolish men here spoken of, Whitby understands the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

14. governors—subordinate to the emperor, "sent," or delegated by Cæsar to preside over the provinces. for the punishment—No tyranny ever has been so unprincipled as that some appearance of equity was not maintained in it; however corrupt a government be, God never suffers it to be so much so as not to be better than anarchy [CALVIN]. Although bad kings often oppress the good, yet that is scarcely ever done by public authority (and it is of what is done by public authority that Peter speaks),... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 2:15

15. Ground of his directing them to submit themselves ( :-). put to silence—literally, "to muzzle," "to stop the mouth." ignorance—spiritual not having "the knowledge of God," and therefore ignorant of the children of God, and misconstruing their acts; influenced by mere appearances, and ever ready to open their mouths, rather than their eyes and ears. Their ignorance should move the believer's pity, not his anger. They judge of things which they are incapable of judging through unbelief... read more

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 2:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:13-15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 2:11-25

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

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 2:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 2:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 2:15

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

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 2:15

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