1 Peter 2:14-16

21st Century King James Version

¹⁴ or unto governors as unto those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do well.

¹⁵ For so is the will of God, that with welldoing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men”

¹⁶ as free, and not using your liberty as a cloak for maliciousness, but as the servants of God.