1 Peter 2:12

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¹⁰ Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

¹¹ Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

¹³ Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

¹⁴ or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
KJV: Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
WEB: having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God in the day of visitation.
ASV: having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
DARBY: having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through [your] good works, [themselves] witnessing [them], glorify God in [the] day of visitation.
BLB: having your⁺ conduct among the Gentiles good, so that wherein which they speak against you⁺ as evildoers, out of having witnessed the good works, they may glorify God in the day of visitation.

ÅB: så dere lar deres ferd iblant hedningene være god, for at de mens de baktaler dere som ugjerningsmenn, kan se deres gode gjerninger og for deres skyld prise Gud på besøkelsens dag.
OTB: Hold deres ferd god blant hedningene, for at de, når de baktaler dere som ugjerningsmenn, kan ved å se deres gode gjerninger, prise Gud på besøkelsens dag.
B1930: så I lar eders ferd iblandt hedningene være god, forat de mens de baktaler eder som ugjerningsmenn, kan se eders gode gjerninger og for deres skyld prise Gud på besøkelsens dag.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Peter 3:16
keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
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Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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Titus 2:7–8
In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
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Philippians 2:15–16
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
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2 Corinthians 8:21
For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
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1 Thessalonians 4:12
Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
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1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
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Philippians 1:27
Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
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