1 Peter 2:15
For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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
16as free, and as not having your freedom for a vail of wickedness, but as God's servants.
Cross References
Matthew 7:26And every one who hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
Romans 1:21Because, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, nor gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Ephesians 6:6not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
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 →