1 Peter 2:15

For so is the will of God, that by well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men,

Geneva Bible 1599

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 vnto gouernours, as vnto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of euill doers, and for the praise of them that doe well.

16As free, and not as hauing the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnesse, but as the seruauntes of God.

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Cross References

Job 2:10But he said vnto her, Thou speakest like a foolish woman: what? shall we receiue good at the hande of God, and not receiue euill? In all this did not Iob sinne with his lippes.

Psalms 5:5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: for thou hatest all them that worke iniquitie.

Proverbs 9:6Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.

Matthew 7:26But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes, and doeth them not, shall be likened vnto a foolish man, which hath builded his house vpon the sand:

Romans 1:21Because that when they knewe God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankefull, but became vaine in their thoughtes, and their foolish heart was full of darkenesse.

Ephesians 6:6Not with seruice to the eye, as men pleasers, but as the seruants 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 →

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