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1 Peter 2:16–17

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16rLive as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but sliving as servants4 of God. 17tHonor everyone. uLove the brotherhood. vFear God. Honor the emperor.

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1 Peter 2:16: Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.

Footnotes

  1. 4For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos see

Cross references

  1. rSee James 1:25
  2. s1 Cor. 7:22; [Rom. 6:22]
  3. tRom. 12:10; 13:7
  4. uSee Heb. 13:1
  5. vProv. 24:21

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Submit as free people, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as God’s slaves. Honor everyone. Love the brothers and sisters. Fear God. Honor the emperor.

NLTNew Living Translation

For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Live as free persons, and not using your freedom as a covering for evil, but as slaves of God. Honor all people, love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king.

KJV 1900King James Version

As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.