Verse 17
c. Exhortation to fear in view of the judgment, 1 Peter 1:17-21 .
17. If… Father Better, since ye call on him as Father, being children, as they were, of him who is also their Judge.
Without respect Impartially; regarding the work of every man, unerringly read by the all-seeing eye, and not his race, birth, colour, wealth, or social position. The apostle learned this doctrine, and announced it in his speech, at the house of Cornelius. Acts 10:34-35.
Pass The verb corresponds to conversation in 1 Peter 1:15.
Sojourning Away from home, as in a foreign land. The feeling that they were as exiles seems to have been fixed deep in the souls of the early Christians.
In fear The proper complement of hope, 1 Peter 1:13. Hope unguarded becomes careless and baseless; fear without hope is wretched and despairing. True fear, opposed to all carnal security, is reverential, and anxious that nothing shall be found wanting in the day of judgment. For, though a tenderly loving father, God is a sternly just judge.
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