1 Peter 2:16 — Meaning and Application

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“As free, and not using {your} liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. {using: Gr. having}”

1 Peter 2:16

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Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

As free, and not using {your} liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. {using: Gr. having}

Honour all {men}. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. {Honour all: or, Esteem all}

Servants, {be} subject to {your} masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

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1 Peter 2:1

"Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,"

1 Peter 2:2

"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"

1 Peter 2:3

"If so be ye have tasted that the Lord {is} gracious."

1 Peter 2:4

"To whom coming, {as unto} a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, {and} precious,"

1 Peter 2:5

"Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. {are: or, be ye}"

1 Peter 2:6

"Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded."

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