1 Peter 2:16–17
1 Peter 2:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. 17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. 17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. 17 Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as servants of God. 17 Show respect for all people: Love the brothers and sisters of God’s family, respect God, honor the king.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. 17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God’s bondmen. 17 Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 Live as free people, but don’t hide behind your freedom when you do evil. Instead, use your freedom to serve God. 17 Honor everyone. Love your brothers and sisters in the faith. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 As God’s slaves, live as free people, but don’t use your freedom as a way to conceal evil. 17 Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the Emperor.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 As servants of God, live as free people, yet do not use your freedom as a pretext for evil. 17 Honor everyone. Love the family of believers. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 Live as free persons, and not using your freedom as a covering for evil, but as slaves of God. 17 Honor all people, love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 Live like free people. But don’t use your freedom to cover up evil. Live like people who serve God. 17 Show proper respect to everyone. Love the community of believers. Have respect for God. Honor the king.
1 Peter 2:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.
17 Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.