1 Peter 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.”
1 Peter 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Peter 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Live as free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.”
1 Peter 2:16 — World English Bible
1 Peter 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.”
1 Peter 2:16 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;”
1 Peter 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen.”
1 Peter 2:16 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“As free, and not as hauing the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnesse, but as the seruauntes of God.”
1 Peter 2:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 2:16 in Context — 1 Peter 2
14 soit aux gouverneurs comme envoyés par lui pour punir les malfaiteurs et pour approuver les gens de bien.
15 Car c’est la volonté de Dieu qu’en pratiquant le bien vous réduisiez au silence les hommes ignorants et insensés,
16 étant libres, sans faire de la liberté un voile qui couvre la méchanceté, mais agissant comme des serviteurs de Dieu.
17 Honorez tout le monde; aimez les frères; craignez Dieu; honorez le roi.
18 Serviteurs, soyez soumis en toute crainte à vos maîtres, non seulement à ceux qui sont bons et doux, mais aussi à ceux qui sont d’un caractère difficile.
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What Does 1 Peter 2:16 Mean?
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