1 Peter 2:15
For so is the will of God, that by your good behaviour ye may silence the ignorance of foolish men:
1770 John Worsley NT
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 yet not using your liberty as a cloke for wickedness, but as the servants of God.
Cross References
Matthew 7:26And whoever heareth these words of mine, and performeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
Romans 1:21so that they are inexcusable; because having thus known God they glorified Him not as God, neither were they thankful; but were infatuated by their own reasonings, and their heart being void of understanding 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 →