1 Peter 2:15
Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
In Context
14or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.
16as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen.
Cross References
Job 2:10But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Psalms 5:5Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 9:6Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.
Matthew 7:26And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;
Romans 1:21Because, knowing God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened:
Ephesians 6:6not with eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from [the] soul,
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 2:14-25
Submission to Magistrates; Various Exhortations; Christ's Example as a Sufferer. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 14 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. 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the… Read the whole commentary →