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1 Peter 2:15-17
Lexham English Bible
1 Peter 2:15-17
Lexham English Bible
15 For the will of God is as follows: by[a] doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as free persons, and not using your[b] freedom as a covering for evil, but as slaves of God. 17 Honor all people, love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king.[c]
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- 1 Peter 2:15 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“doing good”) which is understood as means
- 1 Peter 2:16 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- 1 Peter 2:17 Or “the emperor”
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