1 Peter 2:15
For such is the will of God, that by well doing ye hold under restraint the ignorance of foolish men:
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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, yet not using liberty as a cloak for wicked practices; but as being servants of God.
Cross References
Matthew 7:26And every man who is hearing these sayings of mine, and doth not practise them, he will resemble the foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
Romans 1:21because though they knew there was a God, they glorified him not as God, nor gave him thanks, but became triflers in their disputations, and their stupid heart was darkened.
Ephesians 6:6not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as servants 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 →