Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Peter 2:15-17

"For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king." — 1 Peter 2:15-17 (ASV)

For so is the will of God, that with well doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

Even if they are beggars, they are men: honour them. There is God's image, though marred and defiled, in every man; and because he is a man, honour him – pity him. Look down upon him never with contempt, but always feel that there is an immortal spark, even within that mass of filth. If the man be cast into all manner of beggary and wickedness, Honour all men. Love the brotherhood.

Fear God. Honour the King. The same verse that says, Honour the King, however, says, Honour all men, and while we, therefore, have due respect to rank, yet a man is a man, and we Honour all men.