16as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;


In Context

13 Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

14 whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

15 because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

16 as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

17 to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

18 The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

1 Peter 2:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:16Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:16As free, and not as making liberty a cloak for malice, but as the servants of God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:16as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:16as free, and not using your freedom for a cloke of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.