1 Peter 2:16
1 Peter 2:16 New Living Translation (NLT)
For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.
1 Peter 2:13-17 The Message (MSG)
Make the Master proud of you by being good citizens. Respect the authorities, whatever their level; they are God’s emissaries for keeping order. It is God’s will that by doing good, you might cure the ignorance of the fools who think you’re a danger to society. Exercise your freedom by serving God, not by breaking the rules. Treat everyone you meet with dignity. Love your spiritual family. Revere God. Respect the government.
1 Peter 2:16 King James Version (KJV)
as free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
1 Peter 2:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.
1 Peter 2:16 New Century Version (NCV)
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as servants of God.
1 Peter 2:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
1 Peter 2:16 New International Version (NIV)
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
1 Peter 2:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.
1 Peter 2:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover or pretext for evil, but [use it and live] as bond-servants of God.
1 Peter 2:16 The Passion Translation (TPT)
As God’s loving servants, you should live in complete freedom, but never use your freedom as a cover-up for evil.
