New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Peter 2:12-15
121KeepG2192 your behaviorG391 excellentG2570 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484, soG2443 thatG2443 in the thing in whichG3739 they 2slanderG2635 you as evildoersG2555, they may 3becauseG1537 of your goodG2570 deedsG2041, as they observeG2029 them, 4glorifyG1392 GodG2316 5on the dayG2250 of 6visitationG1984.
137SubmitG5293 yourselves for the Lord’sG2962 sakeG1223 to everyG3956 humanG442 institutionG2937, whetherG1535 to a kingG935 as the one in authorityG5242, 14orG1535 to governorsG2232 as sentG3992 8by him 9for the punishmentG1557 of evildoersG2555 and the 10praiseG1868 of those who doG17 rightG17. 15For 1112suchG3779 is the willG2307 of GodG2316, that by doingG15 rightG15 you 13silenceG5392 the ignoranceG56 of foolishG878 peopleG444.
Notes
- 1. 1 Peter 2:12 2 Cor 8:21; Phil 2:15; Titus 2:8; 1 Pet 2:15; 3:16 ↩
- 2. 1 Peter 2:12 Acts 28:22 ↩
- 3. 1 Peter 2:12 Or as a result of ↩
- 4. 1 Peter 2:12 Matt 5:16; 9:8; John 13:31; 1 Pet 4:11, 16 ↩
- 5. 1 Peter 2:12 Is 10:3; Luke 19:44 ↩
- 6. 1 Peter 2:12 I.e., Christ’s coming again in judgment ↩
- 7. 1 Peter 2:13 Rom 13:1 ↩
- 8. 1 Peter 2:14 Lit through ↩
- 9. 1 Peter 2:14 Rom 13:4 ↩
- 10. 1 Peter 2:14 Rom 13:3 ↩
- 11. 1 Peter 2:15 Lit so ↩
- 12. 1 Peter 2:15 1 Pet 3:17 ↩
- 13. 1 Peter 2:15 1 Pet 2:12 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Peter 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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