Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:21-23
1 Peter 2:21-23. For even hereunto Namely, to suffer wrongfully, and to bear such treatment with patience and meekness; are ye Christians called; because Christ Whose followers you profess to be, pure and spotless as he was; suffered for us Not only hard speeches, buffetings, and stripes, but deep and mortal wounds, even the ignominious and painful death of crucifixion; leaving us When he returned to heaven; an example of suffering patiently for well-doing; that ye should follow... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 2:18-20
1 Peter 2:18-20. Servants Οι οικεται , household servants, be subject to your masters Though heathen, in all things lawful; with all fear Of offending them or God; not only to the good The tender, kind; and gentle Mild, easy, forgiving; but also to the froward The ill-natured and severe. “In this verse,” as Macknight justly observes, “the apostle establishes one of the noblest and most important principles of morality, namely, that our obligation to relative duties does not depend... read more