1 Peter 2:15
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.
For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
17 Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
- KJV
- For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
- WEB
- For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.
- ASV
- For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
- DARBY
- Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;
- BLB
- because the will of God is this: doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of foolish men,
- ÅB
- For slik er det Guds vilje at dere ved å gjøre det gode skal målbinde de uvettige menneskers vankundighet,
- OTB
- For det er Guds vilje at dere ved å gjøre godt skal bringe de uforstandiges uvitenhet til taushet.
- B1930
- For således er det Guds vilje at I ved å gjøre det gode skal målbinde de uvettige menneskers vankundighet,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 3:17
For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
Read in contextTitus 2:8
and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us.
Read in context1 Peter 2:12
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.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextMatthew 7:26
But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:3
For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
Read in contextProverbs 9:6
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Read in contextJeremiah 4:22
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
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