1 Peter 2:15

because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

Young's Literal 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

14whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

16as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

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Cross References

Job 2:10And he saith unto her, 'As one of the foolish women speaketh, thou speakest; yea, the good we receive from God, and the evil we do not receive.' In all this Job hath not sinned with his lips.

Psalms 5:5The boastful station not themselves before Thine eyes: Thou hast hated all working iniquity.

Proverbs 9:6Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

Matthew 7:26'And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

Romans 1:21because, having known God they did not glorify [Him] as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

Ephesians 6:6not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of 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 →

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