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 seja aos governantes, como enviados por ele, com o objetivo de castigar os malfeitores, e de conceder honra aos que fazem o bem.
15 Pois esta é a vontade de Deus, que, ao fazerdes o bem, caleis a ignorância dos homens tolos.
16 [Comportai-vos] como pessoas livres, mas não useis a liberdade como pretexto para a malícia. Em vez disso, [sede] como servos de Deus.
17 Honrai a todos: amai aos irmãos, temei a Deus, honrai ao rei.
18 Servos, sujeitai-vos com todo temor aos [vossos] senhores, não somente aos bons e brandos, mas também aos que maltratam.
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What Does 1 Peter 2:16 Mean?
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