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NASB | 1 Peter 1:17 ¶ If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 1:17 ¶ If you address as Father, the One who impartially judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves in [reverent] fear [of Him] and with profound respect for Him throughout the time of your stay on earth. |
Subject: Fear God! |
Bible Note: If such fate befalls us evangelicals of today who are "wimpier" than the Puritans were (and I concur with that), one would dread to address the question of how the poor Puritans would fare in the society of our time! Ostracized, severely persecuted, drawn and quartered are words that come swiftly to mind. --Hank |