1 Peter 2:15–16
1 Peter 2:15–16 — The New International Version (NIV)
15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
15 It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you. 16 For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—16 as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — New Century Version (NCV)
15 It is God’s desire that by doing good you should stop foolish people from saying stupid things about you. 16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as servants of God.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
15 For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16 as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
15 Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men; 16 as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God’s bondmen.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
15 God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing what is right. 16 Live as free people, but don’t hide behind your freedom when you do evil. Instead, use your freedom to serve God.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
15 For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good. 16 As God’s slaves, live as free people, but don’t use your freedom as a way to conceal evil.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
15 For it is God’s will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of the foolish. 16 As servants of God, live as free people, yet do not use your freedom as a pretext for evil.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
15 For the will of God is as follows: by doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as free persons, and not using your freedom as a covering for evil, but as slaves of God.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
15 By doing good you will put a stop to the talk of foolish people. They don’t know what they are saying. God wants you to stop them.
16 Live like free people. But don’t use your freedom to cover up evil. Live like people who serve God.
1 Peter 2:15–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
15 For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.
16 Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.