1 Peter 2:12-20

12and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears.

13Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme

14or to governors as those he commissions to punish wrongdoers and praise those who do good.

15For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

16Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God’s slaves.

17Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king.

18Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

19For this finds God’s favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.

20For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God.