<p>2:17 <i>Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king</i>-&quot;The King&quot; could refer to the Lord Jesus. See on :13. But it may be an allusion to the Lord's comment that His people were to render to Caesar what was Caesar's. For he was &quot;the king&quot; of the Roman empire. The Jews strongly disliked this and had a tendency not to honour him, and Peter is asking them to act outside of their cultural inclination- again a principle which is valid for all time. These calls to respect others are psychologically understandable- for exiled refugees would have a tendency to bitterness and therefore disrespect of others.</p>