Catholic Public Domain Version
"in an open manner, and not as if cloaking malice with liberty, but like servants of God. "
— 1 Peter 2:16, Catholic Public Domain Version
“As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.”
“as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. ”
“as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.”
“Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God’s slaves.”
“As free and not as making liberty a cloak for malice, but as the servants of God.”
“As those who are free, not using your free position as a cover for wrongdoing, but living as the servants of God;”
“As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.”
Therefore, be subject to every human creature because of God, whether it is to the king as preeminent,
or to leaders as having been sent from him for vindication over evildoers, it is truly for the praise of what is good.
For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may bring about the silence of imprudent and ignorant men,
in an open manner, and not as if cloaking malice with liberty, but like servants of God.
Honor everyone. Love brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and meek, but also to the unruly.
For this is grace: when, because of God, a man willingly endures sorrows, suffering injustice.